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Walkervale - Avenell Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Walkervale - Avenell Heights

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Walkervale - Avenell Heights than in the rest of the country. Only 50.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 8.2%, well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.

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📍 Walkervale - Avenell Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Walkervale - Avenell Heights sits — Unemployment rate

8.2% ▼ -17.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Walkervale - Avenell Heights — higher than 89% of areas.

Walkervale - Avenell Heights8.2%
4670, QLD 6.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate of 8.2% is among the highest for similar areas, though it has fallen 1.8 points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, a little below the Queensland figure of 59.0%.

Unemployment rate

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8.2% ▼ -17.6%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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50.8% ▼ -2.3%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.8% ▼ -4.1%

Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 here, employing 20.2% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 11.6%, with education and training at 8.8%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 16.1%. Technicians and trades people account for 15.5% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Walkervale - Avenell Heights splits fairly evenly between Labourers (17%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Technicians & trades at 16%.

Labourers 16.5% Community & personal service 16.1% Technicians & trades 15.5% Professionals 13.0% Clerical & administrative 11.3% Sales workers 10.1% Managers 8.3% Machinery operators & drivers 7.6%

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 Walkervale - Avenell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011502/walkervale-avenell-heights/topic/employment