5.7% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallamore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallamore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Wallamore than in most similar areas. This activity is led by a very high rate of full-time employment, although a much higher unemployment rate than most areas remains a challenge.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 82.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very strong at 76.5%, though the 5.7% unemployment rate is much higher than in most areas.
82.8% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 82.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.5% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 76.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 21.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.6%, with managers making up 19.6% and technicians and trades workers accounting for 17.6% 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 Wallamore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14123/wallamore/topic/employment