4.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Windabout · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Windabout
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual 66% of adults are working or looking for work in Windabout. While many people are active in the job market, full-time employment is well below the national figure. This creates a workforce where a significant number of people are underemployed or working part-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 50.8%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
66.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 18.5%. Other common industries include education and training at 12.3%, and public administration and safety at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. This is followed by labourers at 16.9% and managers at 15.4%.
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 Windabout [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51620/windabout/topic/employment