1.9% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyong Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.9% defines the local workforce in Wyong Creek. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, a smaller share of the population is employed in full-time roles compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 63.5% of adults, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Despite this, full-time employment at 52.4% is well below the national average of 58.9%.
63.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction (11.6%) and health care and social assistance (11.2%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial and professional roles are most frequent, making up 22.8% and 22.4% of occupations respectively. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 12.8%.
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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14465/wyong-creek/topic/employment