0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willow Grove · Urban Centre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in Willow Grove (L). While fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in the state average, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose 12 points since 2011 to 63.3%, which is well above the national figure. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is 55.9%, well below the Victorian average of 62.4%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 18.3%, followed by retail trade at 15.6% and construction at 12.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22%, while professionals account for 17.4% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Willow Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222101/willow-grove/topic/employment