5.3% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodenbong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Woodenbong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Woodenbong than in the rest of the country. Only 37.6% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has dropped by 28 points since 2011. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.3%, full-time employment remains well below the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than in most areas, with only 51.2% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58% and represents a 5.1 point drop since 2011.
37.6% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by Education and training at 17.4%, followed closely by Retail trade at 16.3% and Health care and social assistance at 15.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, while Labourers and Community and personal service workers follow at 17.4% and 16.3% respectively.
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 Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122151/woodenbong/topic/employment