3.2% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warrnambool · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warrnambool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is less common in Warrnambool than in most other areas, reflecting a local job market with a high proportion of part-time or casual roles. This diversity in employment patterns shapes the daily rhythm of the city, where the typical resident is more likely to work flexible hours compared to the national trend.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, slightly lower than both Victoria and Australia.
60.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 55.0%
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 19.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.7%. Other major industries include education and training, manufacturing, and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%. Labourers follow at 14.0%, with community and personal service workers and technicians and trades each accounting for about 13% of the 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 Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22710/warrnambool/topic/employment