4.9% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wattle Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Wattle Grove are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This activity is led by a high rate of full-time employment, which sits well above the national figure at 62.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Australian figure. Full-time employment is also higher than most areas, though the unemployment rate of 4.9% is higher than most similar places.
72.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 74.9%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 13.8%. Other common fields include retail trade at 7.9% and education and training at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%. Technicians and trades people are also common, accounting for 16.4% of the local workforce.
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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51549/wattle-grove/topic/employment