0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyuna East · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Wyuna East than in most similar areas. This is a highly active workforce where 75% of adults are engaged in the labour force, significantly higher than the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market is exceptionally strong, with no recorded unemployment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 75% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This high engagement is matched by strong stability, as full-time employment sits at 63%, well above the Australian average of 58.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
75.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is anchored by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 44.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include manufacturing at 13% and health care and social assistance at 11.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.9%. Technicians and trades follow at 22.2%, while 20.4% of the community work in personal and community services.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wyuna East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22885/wyuna-east/topic/employment