6.7% ▲ +82.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warooka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warooka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.7% marks the current job market in Warooka, which is much higher than most similar areas. Only 54.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits well below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is smaller than usual, with only 54.3% of adults working or looking for work. Full-time employment is also low at 53.5%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
54.3% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 35.5% of the workforce. Other common employers include construction at 13.5% and health care and social assistance at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.8%. This is followed by labourers at 16.1%, while technicians and trades account for 11.6% 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 Warooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41538/warooka/topic/employment