6.4% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willaston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Willaston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Willaston, where 16.6% of employees work in this field. The area has a varied job market, though the unemployment rate of 6.4% is much higher than most similar areas. This is slightly above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the South Australian and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 59.8%, slightly above the state average.
58.7% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the most common industries for local workers are construction at 10.5%, retail trade at 10.2%, and manufacturing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.5%, followed by professionals at 14.9% and community and personal service workers at 14%.
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 Willaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41600/willaston/topic/employment