13.7% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willmot · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Willmot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap in employment separates Willmot from the rest of the country, with an unemployment rate of 13.7% that is well above the national figure. This is a community where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 48.8%, and the unemployment rate is among the highest at this level.
38.8% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Transport and warehousing is the most common industry for local workers at 13.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Many residents work in blue-collar roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 22.3% of occupations and labourers accounting for 19.2%.
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 Willmot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14319/willmot/topic/employment