0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Weethalle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Weethalle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Weethalle. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, the local unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%. This reflects a small but very steady local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 69.4%. However, only 47.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas.
47.1% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 55.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 8.3% and accommodation and food services at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workers are managers, making up 48.1% of all occupations. Labourers represent 11.1% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 9.3%.
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 Weethalle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14232/weethalle/topic/employment