0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willaura North · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high workforce participation rate of 71.4% defines daily life in Willaura North, where almost everyone is active in the economy. The area is sparsely populated and largely non-residential, with a workforce heavily concentrated in the primary sector.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, sitting far above the national figure of 61.1%. This is reflected in a full-time employment rate of 60% and a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
71.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Half of the workforce in Willaura North is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, while no residents work in mining, manufacturing, or construction.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest share of workers at 45%, followed by professionals at 30% and labourers at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Willaura North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22789/willaura-north/topic/employment