1.2% ▼ -74.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Woodville compared to the rest of the state. This activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 1.2%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. Most of the local workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This strong engagement is reflected in the very low 1.2% unemployment rate, which is far below the New South Wales average of 4.9%.
65.2% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.9%, followed by education and training at 9.0% and manufacturing at 8.1%. Other notable industries include professional and technical services and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.9%, while technicians and trades make up 17.1% of the workforce. Managers, clerical staff, and community service workers also hold significant shares of local 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 Woodville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14416/woodville/topic/employment