0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wangandary · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wangandary
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 20% of workers in Wangandary are employed in health care and social assistance, the largest industry for the area. While a fair number of people are working or looking for work, full-time employment is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the Australian figure. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below both the state and national rates, though full-time work at 50.5% is well below Victoria's 59.2%.
60.3% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 19.8%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 9.9%, followed by manufacturing, construction, and food services, which each account for 9.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.1%, with managers following closely at 24.3%. Sales workers are also common at 16.2%, while clerical staff and community service workers represent 9.9% and 8.1% 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 Wangandary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22678/wangandary/topic/employment