4.2% ▲ +209.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodbridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodbridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of people work full-time in Woodbridge compared to the rest of the country. Only 48% of residents hold full-time roles, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. This contributes to a smaller overall workforce in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here, with 56.9% of adults in the labour force, which is lower than most similar areas. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, a little below the state figure.
56.9% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.0% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with Education and Health care tied as the most common industries at 12.3% each, followed by Professional and technical services at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.1%. Other common roles include technicians and tradespeople at 15.1% and managers at 13.9%.
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 Woodbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60763/woodbridge/topic/employment