13.5% ▲ +639.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willaura · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Willaura
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the largest work group in Willaura, accounting for 28.1% of the workforce. The town has seen a sharp decline in employment since 2011, and the unemployment rate has risen significantly to 13.5%. This is now well above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 33.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This drop is linked to a steep fall in full-time employment, which fell 9.1 points since 2011 to 40.6%.
33.3% ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.6% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers include health care and social assistance at 14.1%, followed by manufacturing and retail trade, which both sit at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond labourers, the most common roles are clerical and administrative workers at 17.2% and technicians and tradespeople at 15.6%.
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 Willaura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222100/willaura/topic/employment