2.6% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandana Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wandana Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much more of the adult population is working or looking for work in Wandana Heights than in most similar areas. While 69.5% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment is well below the national figure. This creates a local workforce that is very active but less likely to be in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 69.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 53.2%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.6%.
69.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.4%, followed by retail trade at 12.3% and education and training at 11.7%. Construction and professional services also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 30.7% of workers, with managers making up 16.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.0% and community and personal service workers at 10.8%.
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 Wandana Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22669/wandana-heights/topic/employment