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Mount Wallace · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Mount Wallace

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A high unemployment rate of 7% marks the current job market in Mount Wallace, which is a little above the national figure. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, with only 42.4% of residents employed full-time.

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📍 Mount Wallace, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Wallace sits — Unemployment rate

7.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Wallace — higher than 84% of areas.

Mount Wallace7.0%
3342, VIC 3.7%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.6%, which is well below the Victorian figure. Full-time employment is far below the state and national averages, sitting at 42.4%.

Unemployment rate

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7.0% —

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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57.6% —

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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42.4% —

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 25.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction and health care, which each employ 11.9% of workers.

Industries people work in

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In Mount Wallace, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 36%, followed by Construction (17%) and Health care & social assistance (17%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 25.4% Construction 11.9% Health care & social assistance 11.9% Retail trade 8.5% Transport & warehousing 8.5% Education & training 5.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is split evenly across several roles, with managers, professionals, technicians and trades, and labourers each making up 15.3% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Mount Wallace splits fairly evenly between Managers (16%) and Professionals (16%), with Technicians & trades at 16%.

Managers 15.3% Professionals 15.3% Technicians & trades 15.3% Labourers 15.3% Community & personal service 11.9% Sales workers 11.9% Machinery operators & drivers 8.5%

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 Mount Wallace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21815/mount-wallace/topic/employment