3.8% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of workers in Woodlands are professionals, marking it as a highly skilled area. The local workforce is led by those in health care and professional services, though fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little lower than both the state and national figures.
60.0% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.6%. Education and training also make up a significant share at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.9%, followed by managers at 17.3%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.3% of the local workforce.
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 Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51638/woodlands/topic/employment