6.6% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wildwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wildwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Wildwood, where the unemployment rate of 6.6% is now much higher than in most similar areas. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, a far smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Among those who are employed, 60.0% have full-time jobs, a rate slightly above the national figure.
47.9% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 22.4% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 15.3%, with other services making up 14.1% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent occupations at 24.7%. Managers make up 16.5% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 15.3%.
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 Wildwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22784/wildwood/topic/employment