2.9% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wollongbar · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wollongbar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high number of adults are working or looking for work in Wollongbar, with a strong employment rate and a low unemployment figure. Around 63.3% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the state average. This creates a productive local atmosphere where most working-age residents are engaged in their careers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.9%, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure. While full-time employment fell slightly since 2011 to 58.1%, the overall share of adults working or looking for work rose significantly by 6.3 points over the last decade.
63.3% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, accounting for 18.3% of workers. Other common industries include education and training at 12.2% and retail trade at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 13.7% and community and personal service workers at 13.5%.
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 Wollongbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115162/wollongbar/topic/employment