6.1% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waurn Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Waurn Ponds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working residents defines Waurn Ponds, where 69.2% of adults are employed or seeking work. This is well above the national figure, though a far lower proportion of people work full-time compared to other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 69.2% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 6.1%. Only 46.8% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
69.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.8% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 46.8%
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 16.4%, followed by retail trade at 14.1% and accommodation and food services at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, while 15.9% of the local workforce are employed in community and personal service 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 Waurn Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22730/waurn-ponds/topic/employment