5.8% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wondai · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wondai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 43.1% of adults in Wondai are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. While many residents are employed full-time, the town faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas. This creates a workforce where health care and manufacturing are the key employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A small proportion of adults here are working or looking for work, sitting 18 percentage points below the Queensland average. For those in jobs, 57.3% are employed full-time, though the unemployment rate of 5.8% is much higher than in most other areas.
43.1% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 20.8%. Manufacturing and education and training follow closely, each employing 11.1% of the workforce, while retail trade accounts for 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.4% and professionals at 14.6%, with technicians and trades people representing 12.9%.
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 Wondai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33118/wondai/topic/employment