6.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lower Wilmot · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lower Wilmot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 55% of adults in Lower Wilmot are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. The local workforce is smaller than in most similar areas and faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.9% of people have full-time jobs, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.9%. This is consistent with a lower overall workforce rate of 54.1%, which is well below the state average.
54.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.9% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing and transport and warehousing both accounting for 11.5% of jobs. Manufacturing and construction each make up 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Physical and technical roles are common, as 23.0% of workers are machinery operators and drivers, while 21.3% are technicians and trades.
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 Lower Wilmot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60365/lower-wilmot/topic/employment