5.8% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Williams Landing · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common way people earn a living in Williams Landing, where 30.5% of workers are professionals. This area has a very active workforce, with 73.9% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of residents are in the workforce, and 64.3% are employed full-time, which is well above the Victorian average. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, about the same as the state and national figures.
5.8% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
73.9% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 12.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.9%. Retail trade and transport and warehousing also make up significant shares of the local economy.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up nearly a third of the workforce, while managers and clerical or administrative staff each account for around 13%. Other common roles include machinery operators, drivers, and trades people.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Williams Landing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22791/williams-landing/topic/employment