3.0% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walcha · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walcha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a third of workers in Walcha are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it a major hub for these industries. Full-time work is common here, though a smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 56.0% of adults are working or looking for work—well below the national figure of 61.1%—those who are employed tend to be full-time. At 61.5%, full-time employment is well above the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
56.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 34.8% of the workforce. Other key employers include health care and social assistance at 10.0% and education and training at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.2%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 15.5%, followed by professionals at 11.4%.
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/sal/SAL14111/walcha/topic/employment