4.5% ▼ -34.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woongarrah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woongarrah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Woongarrah than in most similar areas. About 65.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a highly active local workforce compared to other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.4%, a little below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
65.1% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 local workers at 15.4%, followed by retail trade at 11.9% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here at 18.4%. Clerical and administrative work (13.7%) and technicians and trades (13.5%) also make up a significant part of the workforce.
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 Woongarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14433/woongarrah/topic/employment