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+).
Whetstone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whetstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 61% of the workforce in Whetstone. This rural area has a very high employment rate, with the typical worker holding a full-time role. It is a productive community where almost every adult who wants a job has one.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This is driven by a very high rate of full-time employment at 75.6%, and the unemployment rate is effectively 0%.
69.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 61% of jobs. Other services make up 9.8% of the workforce, while education and training employ 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.6%, followed by labourers at 29.3%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 19.5% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers make up 9.8%.
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 Whetstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33058/whetstone/topic/employment