43.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Wehla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wehla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wehla than in most similar areas. Only 43.6% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that sits well below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 43.6%, which is far below Victoria's 62.4% and Australia's 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 143%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 57%, ahead of Technicians & trades (43%).
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 Wehla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22739/wehla/topic/employment