4.7% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Worrigee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Worrigee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong local workforce defines Worrigee, where 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%, reflecting a community with a high rate of active employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is about the same as the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most similar areas.
61.9% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 at 16.7%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.8% and retail trade at 13.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 19.5%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 17.2% of the local workforce, while professionals account for 13.0%.
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 Worrigee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14441/worrigee/topic/employment