2.2% ▼ -54.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Winchelsea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Winchelsea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller share of adults in Winchelsea are working or looking for work compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 57.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the state and national figures. Despite this, those who are looking for work find it easily, with a very low unemployment rate of 2.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 56.1%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This trend contributes to the area having a lower proportion of working adults than most similar places.
57.4% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 15.9%, followed by construction at 13.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%, while professionals and managers follow at 16.5% and 14.6% respectively.
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 Winchelsea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22802/winchelsea/topic/employment