4.5% ▼ -38.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wurtulla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wurtulla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wurtulla, with 19.2% of the local workforce in this sector. While about 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the national figure. This creates a job market where a large portion of the workforce does not have a full-time role.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment at 52.9% is well below both the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
62.2% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly one in five people work in health care and social assistance, followed by construction at 15.8%. Other common industries include education and training, retail, and food and accommodation.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.0%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 12.9% 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 Wurtulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33177/wurtulla/topic/employment