3.6% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woden Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Woden Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Roughly 66% of Woden Valley's working adults are employed full-time, a figure well above the national average. This area has a strong employment profile, with a high proportion of residents in stable work and an unemployment rate that is much lower than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the national figure and about the same as the ACT. While the share of adults working or looking for work rose slightly since 2011 to 66.2%, it remains well below the ACT average.
66.2% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer for 29.8% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.0%. Other common industries include professional and technical services and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 35.5% of the workforce, with managers accounting for another 18.9%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, representing 13.0% of local jobs.
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 Woden Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80109/woden-valley/topic/employment