4.6% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Westbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Westbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Westbury than in 2011, though more are now finding work generally as the unemployment rate has fallen. This area has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar places, with 56.4% participating in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 5.9%. However, the percentage of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
56.4% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 15.3% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.5%, closely followed by managers at 16.2%.
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 Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021057/westbury/topic/employment