3.9% ▲ +167.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Willow Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working-age adults find employment in Willow Vale, where 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time roles are less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.3% of adults are in the workforce, the share of full-time employees is 53.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
64.3% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 14.3%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 13.8%, while education and training account for 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.8% and community and personal service workers at 13.8%.
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 Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14324/willow-vale/topic/employment