3.7% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandoan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wandoan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is the norm for many in Wandoan, with 71.5% of the workforce in permanent roles. This is far above the Queensland figure of 59%. While a large chunk of the population holds steady jobs, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed enjoy a low unemployment rate of 3.7%, slightly lower than both the state and the country.
54.6% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.5% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.6%. Other key industries include electricity, gas and water (9.4%), as well as manufacturing and education at 7.3% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%, followed by managers at 18.4%. Technicians and trades account for 14.6%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 12.8% 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 Wandoan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32980/wandoan/topic/employment