4.1% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Westlake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Westlake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 34.2% of the workforce in Westlake, the largest occupational group in the area. This contributes to a strong local job market where a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the Australian average at 60.4%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national 5.1% at 4.1%.
65.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 15.1%, followed by education and training at 12.0% and professional and technical services at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from professionals, managers are the next most common role at 18.2%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 13.5% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 9.4%.
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 Westlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33049/westlake/topic/employment