3.5% —
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wangaratta · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wangaratta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Around the middle of similar areas for work activity, Wangaratta has a modest local economy where 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work. While fewer people are employed here than in the state average, the area maintains a strong job market with a low unemployment rate of 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, a trend that has seen a drop of 8.9 percentage points since 2016. Full-time employment also fell slightly to 55.9%, which is well below the Victorian average.
56.2% —
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% —
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wangaratta at 21.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and manufacturing at 9.2%. Construction and education both account for 8.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.1%, with community and personal service workers making up 14.7%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 13.9%, while labourers account for 12.7% of jobs.
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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213016/wangaratta/topic/employment