20.0% ▲ +65.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wivenhoe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wivenhoe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Wivenhoe, where 25.4% of employed people work in this field. While a quarter of the workforce is in health, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 20.0%, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Among those who are employed, 56.7% are in full-time roles.
45.2% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction (19.4%), accommodation and food (14.9%), and other services (14.9%) are also major employers here, while professional and technical services account for 6.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 25.4%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 23.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (19.4%) and machinery operators and drivers (11.9%).
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 Wivenhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60762/wivenhoe/topic/employment