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East Wangaratta · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in East Wangaratta

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A remarkably high 70% of adults in East Wangaratta are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. While few people are out of work, full-time roles are less common here than in most other areas. This creates a unique local workforce where a huge proportion of the adult population is active in the economy.

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📍 East Wangaratta, Suburb / Locality

Where East Wangaratta sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Wangaratta — lower than 99% of areas.

East Wangaratta0.0%
3678, VIC 1.6%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, full-time employment is only 54.3%, a result that is well below the state average of 59.2%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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70.0% ▼ -9.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.3% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in East Wangaratta is split across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training both accounting for 17.1% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 14.3%, while wholesale trade and public administration and safety both sit at 8.6%.

Industries people work in

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East Wangaratta splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (26%) and Education & training (26%), with Retail trade at 22%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 17.1% Education & training 17.1% Retail trade 14.3% Wholesale trade 8.6% Public administration & safety 8.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.7%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 20%. Professionals and community and personal service workers each account for 11.4% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In East Wangaratta, the largest group is Managers at 33%, followed by Clerical & administrative (26%) and Professionals (15%).

Managers 25.7% Clerical & administrative 20.0% Professionals 11.4% Community & personal service 11.4% Technicians & trades 8.6%

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 East Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20832/east-wangaratta/topic/employment