4.9% ▲ +93.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyreema · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyreema
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wyreema than in most similar areas. About 73.9% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This active workforce is largely made up of full-time employees.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the state and national figures at 61.5%. While the unemployment rate is 4.9%, this is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
73.9% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.1%, followed by retail trade at 12.7% and construction at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.5% and community and personal service workers at 13.1%.
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 Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33190/wyreema/topic/employment