2.6% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wooragee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wooragee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.6% defines the local workforce in Wooragee. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with a strong proportion of the community employed in professional and managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.7%, while the unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national figures.
65.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 for local workers at 13.3%, followed by education and training at 11.7%. Public administration, manufacturing and agriculture also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%, with managers following at 18.9%. Other common roles in the area include labourers, clerical staff and technicians or tradespeople.
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 Wooragee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22853/wooragee/topic/employment