3.5% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodend · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Woodend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 30.2% of the workforce in Woodend, the largest occupational group in the area. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.5%, a smaller share of the population works full-time compared to the state and national figures. This pattern of employment has remained largely steady since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 3.7 points since 2011. Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.7%, though unemployment remains much lower than in most similar areas at 3.5%.
60.8% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.5% and education and training at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 30.2%, with managers making up 18.2% of the workforce. Technicians and trades people account for 12.3%, while community and personal service workers make up 11.6%.
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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021031/woodend/topic/employment