2.7% ▼ -73.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cape Woolamai · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cape Woolamai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny unemployment rate of just 2.7% marks Cape Woolamai as a place where very few people are out of work. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work rose to 58.7%, though this remains well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 49.4%, which is well below the national rate.
58.7% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 17.2%, followed by education and training at 11.8% and health care and social assistance at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%, with technicians and trades also common at 18.1%.
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 Cape Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215019/cape-woolamai/topic/employment