4.4% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walmer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walmer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a fifth of workers in Walmer are employed in health care and social assistance, making it the most common industry in the area. While many residents work in professional roles, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Victorian rate of 62.4%. The unemployment rate sits at 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
57.4% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the primary employer at 21.7%, followed by construction at 12.4% and public administration and safety at 11.6%. Other common industries include education and training and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 21.7% of workers. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative staff at 15.5% and community and personal service workers at 14.0%.
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 Walmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22665/walmer/topic/employment