2.6% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woolooware - Burraneer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Woolooware - Burraneer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Woolooware - Burraneer than they were five years ago, with the figure falling 4.2 percentage points to 56.5%. Despite this shift, the area remains a strong employment hub where 67.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas at 2.6%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%. This high level of activity is consistent with the 67.5% of adults who are working or looking for work.
67.5% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 11.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.0% and professional and technical services at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%, while 19.6% are managers and 15.0% work in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Woolooware - Burraneer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011606/woolooware-burraneer/topic/employment