4.5% ▲ +86.3%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Willowbank · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Willowbank
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of workers hold full-time jobs in Willowbank compared to most other areas. While 62.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is a reality for 56.9% of adults, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when that figure was 77%.
56.9% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.6%, followed by construction at 10.4% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of occupations at 18.6%, while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 14.5%.
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 Willowbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315100/willowbank/topic/employment