5.0% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wodonga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wodonga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance are the biggest employers in Wodonga, with 18% of the workforce in these roles. The local job market is fairly typical for the region, though the unemployment rate of 5% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment stands at 58.5%, roughly the same as the national average.
60.1% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 18%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and manufacturing at 10.4%. Construction and public administration also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18%, while technicians and trades follow at 15.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.4% and labourers at 11.7%.
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 Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22819/wodonga/topic/employment