3.5% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Williamstown · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Williamstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Williamstown, where 14.2% of workers are in this sector. The area has a very active workforce, with a high proportion of adults working or looking for work and an unemployment rate that is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the state and national figures. The unemployment rate has also fallen since 2011 to 3.5%, which is lower than most similar areas.
68.1% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Williamstown work mainly in health care and social assistance (14.2%), manufacturing (12.5%), and construction (12.3%). Education and training (9.4%) and retail trade (8.3%) also employ notable shares of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a technician or tradesperson, making it the most common occupation at 20%. Professionals (15.4%), labourers (12.9%), managers (12%), and community and personal service workers (12%) follow.
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415047/williamstown/topic/employment