5.9% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodroffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Woodroffe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Woodroffe fell by 1.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 68.9%. Despite this dip, the area remains a strong hub for workers, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate has risen 1.6 percentage points since 2011 to 5.9%, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
67.9% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.9% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.8%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry at 15.2%, followed by construction at 11.1% and health care and social assistance at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers (19.6%) are technicians and tradespeople, while 15.3% hold clerical and administrative roles.
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 Woodroffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041044/woodroffe/topic/employment