3.8% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Welby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Welby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 52.4% is well below the state and national figures, marking a significant gap for Welby. While the general workforce involvement is typical for its level, fewer people here work full-time compared to the broader population.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, a little below the state and national rates.
58.2% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 12.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.5%, with professionals at 17.2% and labourers at 15.2% also common.
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 Welby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14236/welby/topic/employment