0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitlow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whitlow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for similar areas in Whitlow, with 77.8% of the workforce in permanent roles. This creates a strong local job market where almost everyone who is working or looking for work has found a position.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 0.0%, sitting well below both the state and national rates.
62.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.1%
- 2021: 77.8%
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 51.9% of the workforce, while education and training accounts for 22.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers at 44.4% and professionals at 22.2%, followed by labourers who make up 14.8% of roles.
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 Whitlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14295/whitlow/topic/employment