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+).
Willowie · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over half of the workforce in Willowie is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a small but active community where 80% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average. The local job market is very strong, with no unemployment recorded in the latest census.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is common here, with 80% of adults in the labour force and 70% employed full-time. These figures are far above both the South Australian and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
80.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 55% of the local workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 15%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the workers in Willowie are managers, while technicians and trades, community and personal service, and labourers each make up 20% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Willowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41608/willowie/topic/employment