5.1% —
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wills · Federal Electorate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Wills compared to the rest of the country. This area shows strong employment activity, with 67.3% of adults in the labour force, while the national figure is 61.1%. Most of these workers are in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 59.8%, and the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national average.
5.1% —
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.3% —
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% —
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 13.9%. Other major sectors include professional and technical services at 11.5% and education and training at 11.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.3%. Managers follow at 13.5%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.4% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED239/wills/topic/employment