5.6% —
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wynyard · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wynyard
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 47% of adults are working or looking for work in Wynyard, which is far below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. This low participation rate is a standout feature of the local workforce. While full-time employment stays around the state average, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 55.2%, roughly the same as the Tasmanian figure but well below the national rate of 58.9%.
47.0% —
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% —
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
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 Wynyard, accounting for 19.5% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 10.8%, while education and training makes up 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 16.4%. Technicians and trades people make up 16.1% of workers, followed by professionals at 14.7% and labourers at 12.2%.
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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL614003/wynyard/topic/employment