5.3% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walkamin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walkamin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment shapes daily life in Walkamin, where 63.4% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While most adults are in steady work, the area faces a slightly higher unemployment rate than many similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure. However, those who are employed are much more likely to be in full-time positions than people in most other areas.
60.1% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 27.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 10.6% and health care and social assistance at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%, followed by labourers at 16.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades, as well as community and personal service workers.
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 Walkamin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32957/walkamin/topic/employment