2.4% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallaroo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallaroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest industry in Wallaroo, where a quarter of all workers are employed in the sector. This area has a very strong attachment to the workforce, with far more adults working or looking for work than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 72.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the New South Wales average. This high participation is matched by a low unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
72.5% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Besides the large share of construction workers, public administration and safety account for 12.3% of the local workforce. Education and training also make up a significant portion at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward leadership and expertise, with managers and professionals making up nearly half of all jobs. Technicians and trades workers follow at 16.7%.
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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14130/wallaroo/topic/employment