3.8% ▼ -67.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Whiteman · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Whiteman
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is a defining feature of daily life in The Whiteman, where 68.4% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and represents a much higher rate of full-time work than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure, the unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average at 3.8%.
60.6% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.4% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 21.1%, followed by agriculture and construction, both at 14.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 15.8%, while community and personal service jobs make up 14.5% of the local workforce.
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 The Whiteman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13859/the-whiteman/topic/employment