2.7% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallabi Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallabi Point
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 Wallabi Point compared to the rest of the country. Only 54.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 2.7% is lower than most similar areas and sits below both the state and national figures. About 57.2% of residents work full-time, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales average.
54.8% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.9%. Construction also makes up a significant share of local work at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.4% and managers at 13.9%.
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 Wallabi Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14117/wallabi-point/topic/employment