70.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Wedderburn Junction · Suburb / Locality
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 Wedderburn Junction than in most other similar areas. About 70% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 70% of adults working or looking for work is well above the 62.4% seen in Victoria and 8.9 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
70.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 40%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 50%, ahead of Technicians & trades (50%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wedderburn Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22734/wedderburn-junction/topic/employment