7.9% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyangala · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyangala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 40.4% of adults in Wyangala are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low participation rate is paired with an unemployment rate of 7.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. The local workforce is primarily split between farming, construction, and healthcare.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level, sitting 21 points below the Australian average. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national figures, at 54.2%.
40.4% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 22.2% of the workforce. Construction follows at 16.7%, while health care and social assistance accounts for 15.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.4%, followed by labourers at 18.1%. Technicians, trades, and community service workers each represent 12.5% of the local jobs.
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 Wyangala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14452/wyangala/topic/employment