5.3% —
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyndham Harbour · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wyndham Harbour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Wyndham Harbour. The area has a very strong employment record, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar areas. Full-time employment has grown significantly over recent years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 64.3%, and this rate has risen by 6.6 percentage points since 2016.
66.9% —
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area mostly work in health care and social assistance (12.5%), construction (10.6%), and public administration and safety (9.2%). Education, training and retail trade each make up around 8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.3%, followed by managers at 14.5% and technicians and trades at 11%.
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 Wyndham Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221082/wyndham-harbour/topic/employment