0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willbriggie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Willbriggie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Willbriggie than in the rest of the country. This small area is defined by a strong connection to the land, with nearly 60% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has an exceptionally high workforce engagement rate of 77.1%, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 62.2%, while the unemployment rate is non-existent at 0.0%.
77.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 59.5% of the workforce. Other common industries include manufacturing at 9.5% and construction at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workers are managers, accounting for 45.9% of the local workforce. Labourers make up 20.3%, followed by professionals at 12.2% and clerical or administrative roles at 9.5%.
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 Willbriggie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14313/willbriggie/topic/employment