3.7% ▲ +91.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wongarbon · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wongarbon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop in the number of adults working or looking for work has marked the recent shift in Wongarbon. Despite this, 65.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure. The area remains a strong employment hub with an unemployment rate of 3.7%, lower than both the state and the nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas, though it fell 4.7 points since 2011. The proportion of adults working or looking for work also dropped by 13 points over the last decade to 62.6%.
62.6% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 17.3%. Construction (11.3%) and education and training (10.6%) are also key employers in the area.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades workers make up the largest groups, at 19.8% and 19.4% respectively. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 13.8% of the local workforce.
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 Wongarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121122/wongarbon/topic/employment