3.0% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilberforce · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wilberforce
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Wilberforce than in most similar areas. While 67.3% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is a low 3.0%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Full-time employment sits at 56.7%, which is a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
67.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Wilberforce, accounting for 19.6% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 10.1% and retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%. Clerical and administrative staff account for 15.9%, followed closely by managers at 15.6%.
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 Wilberforce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14305/wilberforce/topic/employment