4.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wheelers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wheelers Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the local workforce, with 31.1% of workers in Wheelers Hill employed in these positions. While many hold high-skill jobs, the number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure. This mix creates a distinct employment profile for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
53.4% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 13.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.5%. Retail trade and education also employ around 10% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals, managers make up 16.3% of workers. Clerical and administrative staff account for another 14.4% of the local workforce.
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 Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22766/wheelers-hill/topic/employment