5.8% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Williamstown North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Williamstown North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Williamstown North than in most similar areas. While 66.6% of adults are in the labour force, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 5.8%, which is much higher than most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.4%. This helps explain why the number of adults working or looking for work is well above the Victorian average.
66.6% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals at 10.6%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 28.4%, with managers making up another 15.7% of the 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 Williamstown North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22793/williamstown-north/topic/employment