3.9% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wesburn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wesburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few areas in the region have as low a rate of full-time employment as Wesburn, where only 53.7% of the population work full-time. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While many residents are employed, the local workforce is less likely to hold a full-time role than people across Victoria.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
61.0% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 21.8% of jobs. Retail trade and health care and social assistance follow, each employing 9.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.7% and labourers at 13.9%.
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 Wesburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22753/wesburn/topic/employment