5.0% ▲ +129.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wycheproof · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wycheproof
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Wycheproof compared to the rest of the country. While 45.8% of adults are active in the labour force, this is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The local economy relies heavily on a mix of farming, healthcare, and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below both Victoria and Australia. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, about the same as the state and national figures, though this is higher than most similar areas.
45.8% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Wycheproof, accounting for 22.3% of jobs. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 15.3%, and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%, followed by professionals at 15.7% and labourers at 14.8%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.1% 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 Wycheproof [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22877/wycheproof/topic/employment