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+).
Walmer · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the job market in Walmer, where almost everyone who wants work has found it. This small area is defined by a workforce that is exceptionally active and heavily focused on the land.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 64.3% of adults in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, and 81.5% of those employed work full-time, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 58.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.3% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for nearly half of the workforce at 48.1%. Education and training is the next most common field, accounting for 14.8% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.0%. This is followed by community and personal service workers and labourers, who each make up 14.8% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Walmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14137/walmer/topic/employment