3.9% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Weddell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Weddell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Weddell than across Australia, with 68.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. While the local unemployment rate is low at 3.9%, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.9% since 2011, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
59.0% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 68.5%
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 16.8%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.1% and agriculture, forestry, and fishing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, with managers accounting for 16.2% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.9%.
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 Weddell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031035/weddell/topic/employment