0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wellington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 0.0% unemployment rate marks the current job market in Wellington, where almost no one is out of work. While the area has a very low number of adults working or looking for employment, those who are in the workforce are spread across diverse industries like construction and farming.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 55.4%, a little below the South Australian average.
51.8% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 15.7%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, and health care each employ 13.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 24.1%. Technicians and trades make up 18.1% of workers, while labourers account for 14.5%.
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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41561/wellington/topic/employment