2.4% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodburn · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Woodburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.4% marks the current job market in Woodburn (L). While few people are out of work, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly over the last decade. The local economy relies on a mix of construction, health care, and manufacturing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment fell by 5.9 percentage points since 2011 to 57.3%, though the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 2.4%.
52.0% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 17.4%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 16.7%. Manufacturing also plays a notable role, employing 11.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 16.7%, followed by technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, who each make up 16% of the local 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 Woodburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121123/woodburn/topic/employment