9.5% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodberry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodberry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.5% shapes the local job market in Woodberry, where it is well above the national figure. Only 53% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 4.4 percentage points above the national average. Around 56.7% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 58%.
53.0% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 17.1%. Other main employers include construction at 11.1%, retail trade at 10.5%, and manufacturing at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 16%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.7% of the local workforce.
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 Woodberry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14395/woodberry/topic/employment