2.3% ▼ -75.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyndham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyndham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 48.2% of adults in Wyndham are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment is paired with a small unemployment rate of 2.3%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of people employed full-time is 45.2%, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.0%. This contributes to the area having a much lower proportion of adults in the workforce than most other areas.
48.2% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.2% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 45.2%
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 15.1%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.5%. Education and health care both account for 9.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.3%, with technicians and trades close behind at 15.7%. Professionals and managers each hold about 14% to 15% of the local roles.
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 Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14461/wyndham/topic/employment