0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walkers Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walkers Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation in Walkers Point, where 27.3% of workers hold these positions. The area is defined by a very small workforce with a striking 0.0% unemployment rate, though full-time employment is far lower than national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 59.1% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the national figure at 48.5%. Despite this, the area has a much lower unemployment rate than most, sitting at 0.0%.
59.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.5%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly across three main sectors, with manufacturing, transport and warehousing, and education and training each making up 15.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond personal service roles, clerical and administrative work is common for 21.2% of residents, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 18.2%.
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 Walkers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32958/walkers-point/topic/employment