3.5% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyee · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wyee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wyee, where 16% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the share of full-time roles has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below the state and national figures. However, full-time employment has fallen 12 points since 2011 and is now well below the New South Wales average.
56.4% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, many residents work in construction (15.5%) and retail trade (10.5%). Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 7.8% and manufacturing at 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a technician or tradesperson. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (13.8%), labourers (12.4%), and clerical or administrative staff (11.6%).
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 Wyee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115163/wyee/topic/employment