1.9% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyuna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyuna
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 Wyuna compared to the rest of the country. This is a productive area where 69.6% of adults are active in the labour force, well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of these residents hold secure, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is strong here, with a typical unemployment rate of just 1.9%, which is well below the 5.1% national average. Full-time employment is also higher than most areas, accounting for 62.0% of the workforce.
69.6% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 44.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 9.3% and health care and social assistance at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers, who make up 34.0% of occupations. Professionals follow at 17.3%, while technicians, trades, and labourers each account for 11.3% of roles.
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 Wyuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22884/wyuna/topic/employment