4.2% ▼ -47.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Webberton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Webberton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people hold full-time roles in Webberton compared to most areas, with only 52.0% of the workforce in these positions. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While many residents are employed, the area's job market is less dominated by full-time work than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
58.2% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, led by accommodation and food services at 21.3%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 16.0% and construction at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades workers at 17.3%. Community and personal service workers and sales workers also make up a significant share, both at 16.0%.
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 Webberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51552/webberton/topic/employment