0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willatook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Willatook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A well above average 66% of adults in Willatook are working or looking for work, far outstripping the national figure. Full-time employment is particularly strong here, with 64.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the Victorian rate of 59.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local job market is very strong, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. This helps explain why such a high proportion of adults are employed compared to most other areas.
66.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86.1%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 54.8% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include public administration and safety at 16.1%, while wholesale trade and health care both account for 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers, who make up 61.3% of all occupations. Community and personal service workers follow at 19.4%, while professionals and clerical staff each represent 12.9% of the local jobs.
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 Willatook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22787/willatook/topic/employment