8.0% ▼ -40.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Wyong than in most similar areas. This is a struggling job market where the unemployment rate of 8.0% is much higher than in other parts of the region. Only 47.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, falling far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also low at 53.7%, and the unemployment rate is well above the state average by 3.1 points.
47.1% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wyong, making up 18.1% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.0% and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 14.9%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 14.4%. Labourers, clerical staff, and technicians also each represent about 13% of the local 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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14464/wyong/topic/employment