14.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Weatherboard · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Weatherboard
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 14.3% marks the local job market in Weatherboard, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. While many residents are employed, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for areas of this level, sitting at 14.3%. Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian average of 62.4%.
56.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 42.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 23.8%. Education and training and arts and recreation each employ 14.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.1%. Professionals and machinery operators and drivers each account for 14.3% of occupations in the area.
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 Weatherboard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22732/weatherboard/topic/employment