4.7% ▲ —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walbundrie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walbundrie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become more common in Walbundrie, with 69.2% of the workforce now in full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The area is very active, as 71.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is far above the New South Wales figure. While full-time employment is very high, the unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than most similar areas.
71.7% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 69.2%
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 44.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.5%, and manufacturing and retail trade at 9% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 41%. Labourers account for 15.4%, while professionals and technicians and trades workers each represent 7.7% of jobs.
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 Walbundrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14110/walbundrie/topic/employment