7.1% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Werrington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Werrington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.1% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas, marking a key challenge for Werrington. Despite this, the suburb has a strong core of full-time workers, with 60.7% of residents employed in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is a little above the state average at 60.7%.
61.1% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and transport and warehousing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.7%.
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 Werrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14252/werrington/topic/employment