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+).
Woorarra East · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Woorarra East than in most similar areas. The local workforce is exceptionally strong, with a typical unemployment rate of 0.0% and a huge majority of residents in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 78.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also very high at 76.9%, sitting 18 points above the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
78.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Local industry is split between primary production and care, with 26.9% of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 23.1% in health care and social assistance.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 26.9%, followed by professionals at 19.2% and clerical or administrative staff at 15.4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Woorarra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22854/woorarra-east/topic/employment