0.7% ▼ -65.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Williams · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Williams
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably low unemployment rate of just 0.7% defines the local workforce in Williams. This is a hardworking area where a high proportion of adults are employed, and most of those who work do so in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.5% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 64.4%.
68.5% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 46% of the local workforce. Other main sectors include education and training at 8.1% and health care and social assistance at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 36.2%. Labourers account for 15% of jobs, while professionals and machinery operators both sit around 10%.
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 Williams [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51614/williams/topic/employment