7.7% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
White Rock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in White Rock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in White Rock, where 15.9% of workers are in this field. This area has a lower proportion of people working or looking for work than the national figure, and the unemployment rate is a little above the state average at 7.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most areas, with 56.9% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.5%, while the unemployment rate has dipped slightly to 7.7%.
56.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance (15.9%), followed by retail trade at 12.1% and accommodation and food services at 10.2%. Construction and education also make up significant shares at 9.8% and 7.5% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation at 16.9%. Other typical roles include technicians and trades (15.4%), professionals (13.7%), and labourers (12.6%).
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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021155/white-rock/topic/employment