9.2% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walkervale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walkervale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.2% shapes the local job market in Walkervale, which is well above both the state and national figures. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is much higher than most areas, sitting at 9.2%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. This is reflected in the workforce, where only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work—a figure well below the national average of 61.1%.
56.5% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for residents at 21.5%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 17.0% and labourers at 16.6%.
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 Walkervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32960/walkervale/topic/employment