4.6% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Woodridge are currently working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This gap suggests a community where many people are not in the workforce, though those who are employed are often found in mining and trade roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Western Australian rate of 63.9%. Among those in the workforce, 57.3% have full-time jobs, which is a little below the national average, while the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than most similar areas.
48.5% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 18.1%, followed by construction at 12.9% and health care and social assistance at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, with labourers (16.5%) and machinery operators and drivers (14.1%) also common.
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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51640/woodridge/topic/employment