7.7% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wolffdene · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wolffdene
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wolffdene than in most similar areas. While 68% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7.7%. This means more people are active in the job market here, despite facing higher unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate of 68% which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average, at only 52.4%.
68.0% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 22.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4%. Retail trade also employs nearly a tenth of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent jobs at 22.8%. Professionals and technicians or trades workers both make up 15.9% 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 Wolffdene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33111/wolffdene/topic/employment