6.3% ▲ —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellsford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wellsford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in Wellsford, with 64% of the workforce in steady, full-time roles. This is well above the national figure, though the local unemployment rate of 6.3% is also a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. While full-time employment is much higher than most areas, the 6.3% unemployment rate is also much higher than most similar places.
63.2% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 14.7%, followed by manufacturing at 12% and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 21.3% of the local workforce, equal to the proportion of clerical and administrative staff.
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 Wellsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22741/wellsford/topic/employment