17.0% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walkerville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walkerville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Walkerville and the rest of the state, with far fewer adults working or looking for work. Only 42.3% of adults are in the labour force, and the area faces a high unemployment rate of 17.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 48.9%.
42.3% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 21.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.0% and professional and technical services at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are managers, while 25.5% are professionals. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 19.1% of the local workforce.
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 Walkerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22653/walkerville/topic/employment