2.4% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandin North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wandin North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Wandin North than in most other areas. This strong activity is paired with an unemployment rate of just 2.4%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 67.8% of adults are in the workforce—well above the 61.1% Australian average—full-time employment at 56.7% is a little below the national figure.
67.8% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer here at 17.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 22%, while professionals account for 14.7% of the workforce.
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 Wandin North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22673/wandin-north/topic/employment