4.7% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wandal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of full-time workers drive the local economy in Wandal. This is a busy workforce where 63.2% of people have full-time jobs, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. It is a professional hub with a strong lean towards health and education roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. While full-time employment is high, the unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than in most similar areas.
61.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 22.2%, followed by education and training at 10.1%. Other common industries include construction, retail trade, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%. Technicians and trades follow at 16.6%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.7% of the 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 Wandal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32979/wandal/topic/employment