0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodglen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodglen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 70% of employed people in Woodglen work in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This focus on primary production defines the local economy, where full-time employment is far more common than across the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, at 70%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. However, only 42.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate far below the national figure of 61.1%, while the unemployment rate is well below the national average at 0.0%.
42.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in one sector, with 70% of people working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Among those employed, managers make up 40% of the workforce, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15%.
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 Woodglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22837/woodglen/topic/employment