3.7% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than average number of adults are working or looking for work in Woodvale, where 69% are in the labour force. This figure is well above both the state and national rates. While most residents are employed, the area shows a strong leaning towards professional and healthcare roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the 5.1% seen across Australia and Western Australia.
69.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.5%, followed by education and training at 11.7% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four residents work as professionals, making it the most common occupation at 25.1%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.4%, with technicians and trades making up 13.8% of the 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 Woodvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51641/woodvale/topic/employment