2.6% ▲ +113.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whitfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small workforce defines daily life in Whitfield, where nearly one third of workers are tied to the land. While most adults are active in the economy, full-time roles are far less common here than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is far below the state average at 47.9%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.6%.
61.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.9% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 30.8% of the workforce. Other common employers include health care and social assistance at 11.1% and manufacturing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%, followed by professionals at 18.8%. Labourers account for 15.4% of the local workforce, while community and personal service roles make up 13.7%.
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 Whitfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22772/whitfield/topic/employment