3.0% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walcha · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Walcha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower unemployment than most similar areas defines the workforce in Walcha. Full-time employment is a strong point for the region, with 63.3% of the population working full-time, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is very low at 3.0%, the overall share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 56.6% since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
56.6% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 40.0% of the workforce. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 8.8% and education at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of local jobs at 34.1%. Labourers are the next most common group at 14.7%, followed by professionals at 11.2%.
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 Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17850/walcha/topic/employment