4.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wongaling Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wongaling Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Wongaling Beach are working or looking for work than a decade ago, with that figure falling by 11 percentage points since 2011. The area remains a place where full-time work is common, though this has also dipped slightly to 59.7%. Employment is spread across a diverse range of local industries and roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who are employed are often in full-time roles, and the unemployment rate of 4.8% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
52.3% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is split across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 12.4%, closely followed by accommodation and food at 12.0%. Construction, health care, and education also make up significant shares of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is evenly split between professionals, managers, and labourers, who each make up around 17% of the population. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.2% and technicians or tradespeople at 11.1%.
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 Wongaling Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315103/wongaling-beach/topic/employment