3.4% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waverton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Waverton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment rates in Waverton have remained very strong, with a high proportion of the population in the workforce. Nearly 69% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. The area is defined by a high concentration of professional roles and a strong full-time employment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the state average at 71.7%, and the unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little below the national figure. Overall, 68.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas.
68.8% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is concentrated in high-skill sectors, with 21.6% of people working in professional and technical services. Health care and social assistance (12.5%) and finance and insurance (12.2%) are also common industries here.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Almost half of the residents are professionals (48.8%), while 20.7% work as managers. Other common roles include clerical and administrative positions at 11.9%, followed by community and personal service and sales workers at 5.7% each.
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 Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14219/waverton/topic/employment