8.1% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woombah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woombah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Woombah and the rest of the country, with only 38.7% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The area faces significant employment challenges, marked by a lack of full-time roles and a high unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people are in the workforce here than in most similar areas, with full-time employment at 45.1%, far below the NSW figure of 58%. This is alongside an unemployment rate of 8.1%, which is well above the national average of 5.1%.
38.7% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.1% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 16.9%, followed by construction at 13.2% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 17.6%, followed closely by community and personal service roles at 17.3% and technicians and trades at 15.3%.
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 Woombah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14432/woombah/topic/employment