2.7% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wandina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Wandina compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce is backed by a low unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 69.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Full-time employment is also strong at 60.9%, which is higher than most similar areas.
69.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%, followed by education and training at 12.5%. Other common industries include public administration and safety, retail, and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Community and personal service workers are the next most common at 16.1%, followed by technicians and trades people at 14.2%.
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 Wandina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51521/wandina/topic/employment