8.4% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whittington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whittington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.4% is much higher than most similar areas for Whittington. This is a place where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. Only 47% of adults are in the labour force, and those who are employed are much less likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people here are employed full-time (50.7%) than in most other areas, falling well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This trend is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 8.4%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
47.0% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 19.1%, followed by retail trade at 12.8%. Manufacturing and construction also employ a notable share of the workforce at 8.7% and 8.2% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers and community or personal service workers are the most common roles, making up 17.5% and 17.0% of jobs. Technicians and trades people also represent a significant portion of the workforce at 14.3%.
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 Whittington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22774/whittington/topic/employment