3.4% ▼ -49.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallarah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallarah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in five workers in Wallarah is employed in construction, making it the area's biggest industry. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.4%, far fewer adults are in the workforce compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with only 49.7% of the population in full-time roles.
54.0% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the dominant industry at 20.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.6% and retail trade at 10.3%. Manufacturing and food services also provide significant employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 17.2%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.6%. Managers make up 15.9% of the workforce, while professionals and clerical staff each account for 9.0%.
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 Wallarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14127/wallarah/topic/employment