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+).
Weabonga · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Weabonga compared to most similar areas. While the employment rate is low, the area has no unemployed people. This creates a unique job market where over half the workforce is employed in agriculture.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Of those who are employed, 58.3% work full-time, and the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
48.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% —
Higher than 51% 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 here, employing 54.2% of the workforce. No one in the area works in mining, manufacturing, construction, or utilities.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is mostly made up of managers, who account for 54.2% of jobs. Labourers make up another 20.8%, while no professionals or technicians work in the area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Weabonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14222/weabonga/topic/employment