0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellington Mill · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the local workforce in Wellington Mill, where a very high proportion of adults are active in the economy. While most of the community is working or looking for work, those employed are less likely to be in full-time roles compared to the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 54.3% is well below the state average of 60.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
70.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 17.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.8% and health care and social assistance at 12.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%, with managers (22.2%) and technicians and trades (19.8%) also making up a significant share of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wellington Mill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51561/wellington-mill/topic/employment