6.0% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodbridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodbridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.0% marks the job market in Woodbridge. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, fewer people hold full-time roles compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, the 6.0% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas.
63.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.8%, followed by education and training at 11.5% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 26.8%, while 12.9% of the workforce is employed in community and personal service roles.
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 Woodbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51637/woodbridge/topic/employment