6.7% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wolseley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wolseley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Wolseley than in most similar areas, with an unemployment rate of 6.7%. This is a place where nearly a third of the workforce is tied to the land, and a high number of residents hold management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 51.7%, sitting 7.2 percentage points below the Australian average.
54.3% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, making up 32.6% of jobs. Manufacturing is another major industry at 14.6%, followed by retail trade at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the workforce at 25.8%, while labourers account for 22.5%. Machinery operators and drivers are also common, filling 15.7% of roles.
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 Wolseley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41630/wolseley/topic/employment