4.6% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wambo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wambo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Wambo, with 15.8% of people employed in this sector. Full-time work is very common here, with 63.2% of the workforce in full-time roles, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. While the unemployment rate has risen slightly since 2011 to 4.6%, it remains about the same as across Queensland.
61.7% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond farming, the main industries for local workers are retail trade at 10.7%, health care and social assistance at 10.6%, and education and training at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs in the area are managers at 16.8% and technicians and trades at 16.1%, followed by labourers who make up 13.6% of the workforce.
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 Wambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307021183/wambo/topic/employment