3.1% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wonga Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wonga Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wonga Park, though full-time roles are less common here than in other areas. Nearly 70% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work—much higher than most areas—only 54.6% are in full-time employment, which is well below the Victorian figure. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, a little below the state and national rates.
69.6% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 17.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.3% and retail trade at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%, with managers following at 18.9% and technicians and trades people at 15.1%.
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 Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22825/wonga-park/topic/employment