5.7% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wollongong · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Wollongong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 55.3% of adults are working or looking for work in Wollongong, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a much lower proportion of the population in the workforce than in most similar areas. While unemployment has fallen since 2011, full-time employment has also dropped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, full-time employment has fallen to 54.1%, leaving the area well below the New South Wales average.
55.3% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 17.6%, followed by education and training at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.4% and community and personal service workers at 13.1%.
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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10092/wollongong/topic/employment