1.7% ▼ -74.8%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wandiligong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wandiligong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few areas like Wandiligong have such a low rate of full-time employment, which sits at just 39.5%. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar places, the workforce is notably shifted away from traditional full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is very low at 1.7%, well below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment has fallen 18 points since 2011 to 39.5%, which is far below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
61.1% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
39.5% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs in Wandiligong are split evenly between accommodation and food and education and training, each employing 18.0% of the workforce. Professional and technical roles make up another 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a third of workers are professionals, while 15.7% are managers. Technicians and tradespeople make up 14.0% 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 Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222098/wandiligong/topic/employment