5.2% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wynyard · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wynyard
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Wynyard compared to the rest of the country. Only 49.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap defines the local job market, where fewer people are employed than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, sitting at 49.5%. Full-time employment for 54.8% of the workforce is well below the Australian figure, while the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than most areas.
49.5% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 54.8%
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 18.2%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.9% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 16.4% of the local workforce. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.3% and professionals at 15.1%.
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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60769/wynyard/topic/employment