0.9% ▼ -88.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willyung · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Willyung
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up the largest job group at 16% in Willyung. While many adults here are working or looking for work, the typical employment pattern differs from the state average. A very low unemployment rate of 0.9% marks this as a place where almost everyone who wants a job has one.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 55.4%, and the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at just 0.9%.
68.3% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 10.2%. Education, training, health care, and social assistance each account for 9.6%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 9.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 16.0%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.9%. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative workers at 14.3%, professionals at 13.1%, and labourers at 11.1%.
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 Willyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51616/willyung/topic/employment