3.3% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willoughby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Willoughby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 65% of adults in Willoughby are working or looking for work, a rate well above the national figure. This creates a high-earning environment where full-time employment is much more common than in most other areas. The local workforce is largely driven by high-skill professional and managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is strong here, with 64% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
65.3% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by finance and insurance at 13.2%. Health care and social assistance also make up a large slice of the local economy at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 39.3% of jobs and managers accounting for 22.9%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 12.4%.
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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14320/willoughby/topic/employment