6.2% ▲ +96.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wollert · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wollert
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 Wollert compared to the rest of the country. This activity is led by a strong full-time workforce, though the local unemployment rate of 6.2% is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.3% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 61.4%.
69.3% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 18.1%, followed by construction at 10.1% and transport and warehousing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.6%, while community and personal service workers make up 14.2% 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 Wollert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22820/wollert/topic/employment