0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walwa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walwa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Walwa compared to the state average, with only 47.2% of adults in the labour force. Despite this low participation, the local job market is exceptionally tight, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, sitting 15 points below Victoria's 62.4%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 56.1%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 58.9%.
47.2% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers, accounting for 32.9% of jobs. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food (11.0%) and education and training (9.8%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.8%, followed by labourers at 19.5%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.4% 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 Walwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22668/walwa/topic/employment