4.7% —
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wollongong · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Wollongong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Wollongong than in most other similar areas. While 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment sits at 54.3%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This suggests a workforce with a higher proportion of part-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures. Overall, the number of adults working or looking for work is 58.1%, slightly lower than the Australian average of 61.1%.
58.1% —
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% —
Lower than 78% of urban area areas.
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 17.3%, followed by education and training at 10.5%. Construction and retail trade also employ large groups, at 10.0% and 9.0% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.7%, and community and personal service workers at 13.2%.
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/sua/1036/wollongong/topic/employment