7.0% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wundowie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wundowie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.0% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas for Wundowie. While those who are employed mostly work full-time, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, those in the workforce are often in full-time roles, with 61.5% of people employed full-time.
54.4% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for local workers are public administration and safety at 11.8%, followed by construction at 10.9% and manufacturing at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 18.1%, while labourers make up 15.6% 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 Wundowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51651/wundowie/topic/employment