3.8% ▼ -60.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lower Wonga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lower Wonga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of people are working or looking for work in Lower Wonga, with only 51.2% of adults in the labour force. This is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While few are employed, the unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. For those who are employed, 58.3% work full-time, a rate about the same as the state and national figures.
51.2% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers here at 23.6%. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.4% and manufacturing at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 23.6%, followed by technicians and trades people at 19.7%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 13.4% 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 Lower Wonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31696/lower-wonga/topic/employment