City of Wodonga

Characteristics of the unemployed

4.2% of the resident workforce of the City of Wodonga were unemployed in 2021, compared to 4.1% in Regional VIC.

The local unemployed resident includes all people who are residents in the local area who are looking for part-time or full-time work. This is an important resource for the local economy, their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

For an overview of unemployment levels and trends in the City of Wodonga go to the Unemployment page.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 and 2016 – by usual residence

Current benchmark:
reset
Characteristics of the unemployed
City of Wodonga20212016change
Namenumber%. % Regional VICnumber%. % Regional VIC2016 to 2021
Key statistics
Total persons902100.0100.01,165100.0100.0-263
Males49554.956.157649.454.8-81
Females41145.643.858450.145.2-173
Unemployment rate--4.24.1--6.06.0-1.8%
Age structure
15 - 24 years33036.631.045839.333.4-128
25 - 54 years43948.749.455547.650.2-116
55 - 64 years10611.815.913611.714.6-30
65 years and over303.33.7171.51.8+13
Looking for
Full-time work50856.353.265556.258.7-147
Part-time work40144.546.850343.241.3-102
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree849.313.0857.39.8-1
Advanced diploma or diploma556.17.5837.16.9-28
Certificate level24427.124.632027.526.5-76
No qualifications49755.152.362653.752.7-129
Highest level of schooling
Year 1238642.845.241135.341.4-25
Year 1116818.617.319516.718.4-27
Under Year 1033937.635.952945.437.3-190
Education institute attending
Not Attending67274.576.581369.876.1-141
University343.85.9645.56.7-30
TAFE728.05.81159.95.7-43
Other91.01.6262.22.2-17
Secondary school10611.89.413211.37.5-26
Field of qualification
Natural and Physical Sciences91.01.2121.01.0-3
Information Technology171.91.7100.91.5+7
Engineering and Related Technologies475.26.8544.67.4-7
Architecture and Building202.23.1282.43.3-8
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies232.52.0151.31.9+8
Health364.03.5363.13.1--
Education182.02.7181.52.6--
Management and Commerce768.48.11109.47.6-34
Society and Culture9510.57.712811.07.8-33
Creative Arts252.83.1252.12.5--
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services364.04.1564.84.2-20
Mixed Field Programmes000.230.30.2-3
Other characteristics
Speaks a language other than English at home707.810.6927.99.2-22
Born overseas11312.515.5--------
Arrived between 2016 to 2021444.94.2463.94.0-2
Has child care responsibilities (own or others)23025.524.735930.829.0-129

City of Wodonga

economic profile