4.2% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whiteheads Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whiteheads Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Whiteheads Creek is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This rural focus shapes a local workforce where about 63% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the Victorian average. Full-time employment sits at 59.7%, while the unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures at 4.2%.
62.7% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 18.8%. Other common industries include construction at 12.4%, and both retail trade and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation type at 22.6%, followed by professionals at 16.7%. Technicians and trades make up 11.8% of the workforce, while labourers and sales workers both account for around 11%.
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 Whiteheads Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22770/whiteheads-creek/topic/employment