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Waldau Ward

Employment status

6,159 people living in Waldau Ward in 2021 were employed, of which 57% worked full-time and 37% part-time.

Waldau Ward's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Labour force status
Waldau Ward - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Warrandyte - Warrandyte South %Number%Warrandyte - Warrandyte South %2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)6,54155.566.26,12354.267.0+418
Not in the labour force4,79440.731.04,56940.528.5+225
Labour force status not stated4513.82.85785.14.3-128
Total persons aged 15+11,786100.0100.011,290100.0100.0+495
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Waldau Ward - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Warrandyte - Warrandyte South %Number%Warrandyte - Warrandyte South %2016 to 2021
Employed6,15994.296.45,69793.095.8+461
Employed full-time3,54054.153.73,36154.954.4+178
Employed part-time2,26834.736.92,12134.637.6+147
Employed, away from work3515.45.82143.53.8+136
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)3825.83.64257.04.2-44
Looking for full-time work1662.51.52093.41.6-43
Looking for part-time work2163.32.12163.52.6-1
Total labour force6,541100.0100.06,123100.0100.0+418
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Waldau Ward's labour force in 2021 was 6,541, of which 2,268 were employed part-time and 3,540 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Waldau Ward in 2021 compared to Warrandyte - Warrandyte South shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, and a higher proportion unemployed. Overall, 94.2% of the labour force was employed, and 5.8% unemployed, compared with 96.4% and 3.6% respectively for Warrandyte - Warrandyte South.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Waldau Ward in 2021 shows that there was a lower proportion in the labour force (55.5%) compared with Warrandyte - Warrandyte South (66.2%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people employed in Waldau Ward showed an increase of 462, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 43. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 418 or 6.8%.

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