1.7% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandiligong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wandiligong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Wandiligong than in most other areas, with only 38.1% of residents in these roles. While the local workforce is smaller than the state average, those who are working enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 1.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. This is lower than most areas, though the 1.7% unemployment rate is much lower than the state and national averages.
56.1% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.1% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are concentrated in accommodation and food (18.8%) and education and training (15.7%). Other common industries include professional and technical services at 9.4% and public administration and safety at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 29.6% of occupations. Managers account for 17.5% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.8%.
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 Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22671/wandiligong/topic/employment