7.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waterview · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Waterview
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Waterview compared to the rest of the country. Only 49.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 7.7%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.6%. This helps explain why the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other similar areas.
49.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 28.9%, followed by transport and warehousing at 15.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manager roles are the most frequent occupation at 34.2%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 26.3% of the 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 Waterview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14203/waterview/topic/employment