0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Watchem West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Watchem West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steady workforce defines Watchem West, where the unemployment rate has dropped to 0.0%. This small area sees far more people working or looking for work than in the rest of Victoria or Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is very strong here, with 84.0% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, and 90.5% of those employed are in full-time roles.
84.0% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
90.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 66.7% of the local workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 28.6% and professionals at 14.3%. No residents work as technicians, tradespeople or in clerical roles.
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 Watchem West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22715/watchem-west/topic/employment