3.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodend · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodend
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 56% of Woodend workers are in full-time roles, which is well below the national figure. While the area's unemployment rate is a little below the state and national levels at 3.6%, overall employment patterns differ from the typical Victorian trend.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, full-time employment is notably lower than the Victorian average of 59.2%.
60.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance (14.2%), followed by professional and technical services at 11.4% and education and training at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.0%, while managers account for 17.0% of occupations. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 12.0% and community and personal service workers at 11.9%.
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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22833/woodend/topic/employment