4.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Williamstown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Williamstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines the daily life of Williamstown, where 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, with a larger share of the local workforce in full-time roles than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. While the unemployment rate is 4.6%, this is higher than most similar areas.
65.4% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for locals at 13.4%. Health care and social assistance (11.3%) and education and training (11.2%) also employ large numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-skill roles, with professionals making up 34% of workers and managers accounting for another 22.2%.
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22792/williamstown/topic/employment