3.4% ▲ +55.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallaga Lake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallaga Lake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 38.3% of adults are working or looking for work in Wallaga Lake, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a community where many residents are retired or not in the workforce. Despite this, those who are employed find work easily, with a low unemployment rate of 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 23 points below the Australian figure. Full-time employment is also far below the state average, with only 41.7% of the population in full-time roles.
38.3% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.7% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, led by accommodation and food services at 17.2% and construction at 14.1%. Education and training also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation at 18.2%. They are followed closely by technicians and trades, as well as community and personal service workers, who each make up 17.2% 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 Wallaga Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14120/wallaga-lake/topic/employment