7.6% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wingham · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wingham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop in the number of people working or looking for work has marked the recent job market in Wingham. Since 2011, the percentage of adults in the workforce fell by 8.2 points to 47.8%. This trend is accompanied by a rise in unemployment, which now sits at 7.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales average, with only 54.1% of the population working full-time.
47.8% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 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 main employer for 24% of the local workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.9% and manufacturing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal services, accounting for 19.2% of workers. Labourers make up 16.6%, while professionals and technicians and trades each account for 13.7%.
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 Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115161/wingham/topic/employment