5.6% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Footscray
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in West Footscray are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. The area has a strong employment base, with more people in full-time roles than is typical for most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is much higher than most areas. While 62.1% of residents have full-time jobs, the unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
69.8% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.1%. Education and training (10.5%) and professional and technical services (10.4%) also employ a large slice of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the biggest group of workers at 32.4%. Managers are the next most common at 14.9%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 12.5%.
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 Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22756/west-footscray/topic/employment