2.8% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whorouly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whorouly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in four workers in Whorouly is a manager, making this the most common occupation in the area. The local workforce is active, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar places. This is paired with a low unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 55.7%.
66.3% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 24.3%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.4% and manufacturing at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of managers, labourers make up 18.6% of the workforce. Technicians and trades people account for 12.9%, while professionals make up 9.0%.
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 Whorouly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22777/whorouly/topic/employment