3.2% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waramanga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Waramanga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significantly higher share of people are in full-time work in Waramanga compared to the national average. This area sees 64.2% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.9%. Most residents work in public administration and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the ACT figure of 69.6%. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
63.9% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for residents, employing 31.4% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 13.6%, with professional and technical services at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is largely dominated by professionals at 31.2% and managers at 21.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 12.7% and community and personal services at 10.6%.
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 Waramanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80130/waramanga/topic/employment