0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wangoom · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wangoom
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry for workers in Wangoom, where 25.9% of people are employed in this sector. While a very high 77.3% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the state figure at 51.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. This reflects a strong local job market, though full-time work is much lower than in most similar areas.
77.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 77.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the large agricultural sector, the most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 15.6%, and construction at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.9%, followed by professionals at 14.8% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.1%.
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 Wangoom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22683/wangoom/topic/employment