3.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallace · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallace
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Wallace. While 60.2% of adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed are far more likely to have full-time roles than people across Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 67.0% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
60.2% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 67.0%
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 22.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.0%. Transport and warehousing also employ a notable 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.2%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%.
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 Wallace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22656/wallace/topic/employment