4.2% ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wonga Park - South · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wonga Park - South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Wonga Park - South (L) are working or looking for work, though full-time employment is far below the national figure. While 68.6% of adults are in the workforce, only 47.8% are employed full-time, a figure that has fallen 11 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 68.6% of the population, which is well above the 61.1% national average. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
68.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.8% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers here are health care and social assistance at 20.9%, followed by construction at 16.5% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 32.2%, while technicians and trades make up 20.9% and managers account for 20.0% of the 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 Wonga Park - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222103/wonga-park-south/topic/employment