3.4% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wangaratta · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Wangaratta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 3.4% defines the local job market in Wangaratta, where more people are finding work than in most similar areas. While the workforce is stable, the proportion of people working full-time has dropped since 2011. Health care and retail are the primary drivers of employment in the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011 to 55.8%, leaving it well below the Victorian average.
56.2% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wangaratta at 21.5%. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.9%, manufacturing at 9.2%, and construction at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%. They are followed by community and personal service workers at 14.6% and technicians and trades people at 13.9%.
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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2019/wangaratta/topic/employment