5.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitehorse · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Whitehorse
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Whitehorse than in 2011, though full-time employment has fallen 2.8 percentage points. This workforce is now led by the health and professional sectors, with a typical employment profile that mirrors state and national patterns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.8% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time roles are a little below the national figure at 57.4%. The unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011 and sits at 5.4%, which is higher than most similar areas.
61.8% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 Whitehorse at 14.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.7% and education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, making up 33.4% of the workforce, while managers and clerical workers account for 14.4% and 12.9% respectively.
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 Whitehorse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26980/whitehorse/topic/employment