13.6% ▲ +83.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilcannia · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wilcannia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in the number of adults working or looking for work since 2011 has shifted the job market in Wilcannia. While the unemployment rate is now well above the national figure at 13.6%, those who are employed are far more likely to work full-time than people in other parts of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 27.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that fell 31 points since 2011 and is far below the state average. However, full-time employment rose 10 points in that time to 69.8%, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.9%.
27.0% ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.8% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in the public sector, with 27.1% of people working in education and training and 25.0% in public administration and safety.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 24.0%, followed by professionals at 18.8% and clerical and administrative staff at 15.6%.
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 Wilcannia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121120/wilcannia/topic/employment