2.1% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woronora · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woronora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Woronora compared to the rest of the state. This active workforce is supported by a very low unemployment rate of 2.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.5% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the New South Wales average. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
66.5% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16.0%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.3% and professional and technical services at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.8%, followed by managers at 18.9%. Those in technician and trade roles account for 16.7% 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 Woronora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14438/woronora/topic/employment