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Waterford Park · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Waterford Park

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Waterford Park than in the rest of Victoria. While the employment rate is well below the state average, the area has a very low unemployment rate of 3.3%. This suggests a workforce that is relatively small but stable.

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📍 Waterford Park, Urban Centre

Where Waterford Park sits — Unemployment rate

3.3% ▼ -50.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Waterford Park — lower than 73% of areas.

Waterford Park3.3%
3658, VIC 4.8%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has fallen 12 points since 2011 to 56.3%, though the unemployment rate has also dropped to 3.3%.

Unemployment rate

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3.3% ▼ -50.8%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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52.3% ▲ +8.6%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.3% ▼ -17.4%

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 17.2%. Other significant industries include public administration and safety at 13.8%, and transport and warehousing at 12.6%.

Industries people work in

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Waterford Park splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (20%) and Public administration & safety (16%), with Transport & warehousing at 15%.

Health care & social assistance 17.2% Public administration & safety 13.8% Transport & warehousing 12.6% Manufacturing 11.5% Retail trade 11.5% Construction 9.2% Accommodation & food 3.4% Education & training 3.4% Other services 3.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.2%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Waterford Park splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (21%) and Machinery operators & drivers (18%), with Clerical & administrative at 13%.

Technicians & trades 19.5% Machinery operators & drivers 17.2% Clerical & administrative 12.6% Sales workers 11.5% Labourers 11.5% Professionals 9.2% Community & personal service 9.2% Managers 3.4%

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 Waterford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222099/waterford-park/topic/employment