7.1% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Westmeadows · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Westmeadows
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 7.1% shapes the local job market in Westmeadows. While more people here work full-time than in most other areas, far fewer adults overall are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Only 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, well below the national average of 61.1%.
57.6% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.0%. Other main employers include education and training at 9.7% and transport and warehousing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and clerical or administrative workers are the most common roles, making up 16.5% and 16.3% of the workforce. Technicians and trades people also represent a large group at 15.5%.
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 Westmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22761/westmeadows/topic/employment