0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in West Creek. This sparsely populated area sees far fewer adults working or looking for work than most other regions, with only 57.4% participating in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people here work full-time compared to the national figure, at just 50.0%. This is well below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
57.4% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer for 29.3% of the workforce. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 12.1%, and retail and hospitality both at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%, followed by community and personal service workers at 19.0%. Sales workers represent 12.1% of the local workforce.
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 West Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22755/west-creek/topic/employment