4.0% ▲ —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wilby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer in Wilby, where 17.9% of workers are in this field. This primary industry drives the local economy in a community where the usual workforce trends differ from the wider state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the national figure at 51.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
63.1% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers are agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.7% and construction at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.7% and professionals at 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 Wilby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22782/wilby/topic/employment