0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Weymouth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Weymouth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Weymouth than in most similar areas. Only 40% of adults are in the labour force, though those who are employed are rarely out of work, with a 0% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 0%, which is well below the state and national figures. While 57.5% of the population work full-time, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
40.0% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 20%. Other significant sectors include public administration and safety at 15%, and education and training at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30%. Labourers account for 17.5% of the workforce, while technicians and trades workers make up 12.5%.
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 Weymouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60748/weymouth/topic/employment