0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wangaratta South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wangaratta South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer full-time roles are found in Wangaratta South compared to most similar areas. While the local unemployment rate is remarkably low at 0%, the proportion of people in full-time work is well below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the national figure. However, only 50% are employed full-time, a figure well below Victoria's 59.2%.
60.1% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 16.8%, followed by construction at 13.1% and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest job group at 15.7%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 15.3% and technicians and trades at 14.6%.
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 Wangaratta South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22681/wangaratta-south/topic/employment