3.7% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Westwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Westwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Jobs in Westwood have shifted over the last decade, with a strong reliance on primary industries. The area is now shaped by a mix of mining and farming, though only 50.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland average, the unemployment rate is a little below the state figure at 3.7%. Full-time employment stands at 58.9%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
50.6% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing lead the way at 17.8%, followed closely by mining at 16.4%. Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 12.3% and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers at 20.5%, while machinery operators and drivers and labourers both make up 19.2% of the population. Technicians and trades account for another 11.0% of jobs.
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 Westwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33052/westwood/topic/employment