0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Waterloo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and construction are the biggest employers in Waterloo, each employing 17.2% of the workforce. While the area has a very low unemployment rate, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, sitting well below both the state and national figures.
55.6% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing, and construction, with both sectors at 17.2%. Retail trade and health care each employ 10.3% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 24.1%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 19.0%. Community services, sales, and machinery operation each account for 13.8% 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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22719/waterloo/topic/employment