4.7% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Williamstown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Williamstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles and high employment rates shape daily life in Williamstown. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 65.5% of the adult population active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 60% of residents have full-time jobs, which is slightly above the national figure. While the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the rest of Australia, the overall proportion of people working or looking for work is well above the Victorian average.
65.5% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 12.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.1% and education and training at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by high-skill roles, with professionals making up 33.4% of workers and managers accounting for another 21.5%.
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021346/williamstown/topic/employment