0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Wheatvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upper Wheatvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment is the standout feature for Upper Wheatvale, where everyone who is looking for work has found a job. While the area is sparsely populated, those in the workforce are largely employed in management or agriculture.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment at 54.5% is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
61.1% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across a few key sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 27.3%. Retail trade and education and training both account for 22.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workers here are managers, making up 54.5% of the workforce. Community and personal service roles are the next most common at 22.7%.
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 Upper Wheatvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32920/upper-wheatvale/topic/employment