6.6% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodpark · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodpark
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest work group in Woodpark, with 22.7% of the local workforce in these roles. While many hold high-skill jobs, the area struggles with a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.6%, which is a little above both the state and national rates.
49.8% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 10.9%, followed by retail trade at 9.3% and transport and warehousing at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond professionals, 16.3% of residents work in clerical and administrative roles. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 13.8% and managers at 12.1%.
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 Woodpark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14408/woodpark/topic/employment