6.5% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodrising · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodrising
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.5% marks the current job market in Woodrising. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the typical Australian town, full-time roles are slightly less common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas, sitting at 6.5%.
62.5% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 19.5%, followed by retail trade at 12% and construction at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.4%, while community and personal service roles account for another 16.6% of jobs.
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 Woodrising [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14409/woodrising/topic/employment