5.3% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willaura · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Willaura
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in Willaura are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This industry dominates the local economy, while the number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
49.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer at 48.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.4% and retail trade at 6.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 39.2%, while labourers account for 17.7% of the local workforce.
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 Willaura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22788/willaura/topic/employment