2.7% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wahgunyah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wahgunyah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A modest share of adults are working or looking for work in Wahgunyah, with only 54.7% participating in the workforce. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures, though those who are employed enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 2.7% is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 5.1%. About 57.9% of the population work full-time, which is around the middle for its level.
54.7% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Wahgunyah, accounting for 21.8% of jobs. Other significant industries include health care and social assistance at 13.5%, and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, followed by labourers at 16.5%. Managers and professionals also represent a significant portion of the local workforce, at 13.1% and 12.7% respectively.
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 Wahgunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22644/wahgunyah/topic/employment