4.8% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Wonthaggi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Wonthaggi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in North Wonthaggi compared to most similar areas. Just over half of the adults here are working or looking for work, which is well below both the state and national figures. While the unemployment rate is 4.8%, this is higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 50.7%.
53.6% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 18.5%, followed by retail trade at 15.6% and construction at 13.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%, with community and personal service workers at 15.1% and labourers at 14.4%.
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 North Wonthaggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21970/north-wonthaggi/topic/employment