4.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whitby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Whitby than in most other areas, with 74.2% of the adult population active in the workforce. This high level of activity is driven by a strong full-time employment rate of 64%, which is well above the national figure. While many are employed, the unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 74.2% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 64%.
74.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 13.2%, followed by construction at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent occupation at 23%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 12.8% and clerical and administrative work at 12.6%.
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 Whitby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51592/whitby/topic/employment