1.9% ▼ -64.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodend North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodend North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Woodend North than in most similar areas. While 63.6% of adults are in the labour force, the local unemployment rate is very low at only 1.9%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. This suggests a strong level of employment across the community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 63% of adults are working or looking for work, slightly above the Victorian figure. However, full-time employment at 54.9% is well below both the state and national averages.
63.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.1% and education and training at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 26.8% of workers, with managers making up another 24.2% 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 Woodend North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22834/woodend-north/topic/employment