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+).
Wee Wee Rup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wee Wee Rup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of the workforce in Wee Wee Rup is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a highly active employment hub where 69% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. The local job market is remarkably stable, with a recorded unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 75%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This high level of stable work is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is well below the national average at 0.0%.
69.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 55% of jobs. Health care and social assistance make up another 15% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the residents in Wee Wee Rup work as managers, while machinery operators and drivers make up 15% of the local occupations.
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 Wee Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22735/wee-wee-rup/topic/employment