5.3% ▼ -39.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyndham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyndham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Wyndham. While only 42.1% of adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, with 67.3% of the population fitting this category.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, the unemployment rate of 5.3% is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
42.1% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.3% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 67.3%
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 18.1%, followed by education and training at 15.7%. Mining also plays a significant role, employing 10.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 23.5%. Professionals follow at 18.9%, while managers account for 13.5% of local jobs.
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 Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51656/wyndham/topic/employment