5.0% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
High Wycombe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in High Wycombe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group in High Wycombe, where 18.1% of the workforce falls into these roles. The area has a strong employment profile, with a higher share of people working or looking for work compared to most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common, with 62.3% of residents in these roles—a figure higher than most areas.
66.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.3%, followed by transport and warehousing at 9.6% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of tradespeople, 15.6% of the workforce are in clerical and administrative roles. Other common jobs include machinery operators and drivers at 13.1% and professionals at 12.5%.
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 High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50633/high-wycombe/topic/employment