3.3% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woomargama · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woomargama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in Woomargama than in most similar areas. A strong majority of the workforce is in steady, full-time roles, and the area's unemployment rate of 3.3% is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This is driven by a high rate of full-time employment, which at 63.6% is well above both state and national levels.
63.2% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance, both at 15.9%. Other common industries include education and training at 11.4% and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.3%. Other significant roles include machinery operators and drivers at 14.8%, followed by managers and technicians and trades both at 13.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Woomargama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14431/woomargama/topic/employment