7.6% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Whitton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of full-time employment defines the workforce in Whitton (L). While 69.4% of the community works full-time, the total number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has jumped 16 points since 2011, leaving Whitton far above the national figure. However, the unemployment rate is 7.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
46.6% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry here, employing 21.8% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a labourer, making it the most common job. Managers, technicians, trades, and machinery operators each make up a significant slice 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 Whitton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122149/whitton/topic/employment