0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walleroobie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walleroobie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are in full-time work in Walleroobie than in the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area has a very strong employment rate, with a typical resident much more likely to be working full-time than the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical resident is more likely to be working or looking for work than in most areas, with 63.4% of adults in the workforce. Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 69.2%, and the unemployment rate is well below the state average at 0.0%.
63.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 69.2% of the workforce. Education and training also makes up a significant portion at 19.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.4% and labourers at 11.5%.
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 Walleroobie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14133/walleroobie/topic/employment