4.6% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walloon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walloon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most areas define Walloon, where 65.1% of the workforce holds a full-time position. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. Overall, more adults here are working or looking for work compared to the typical Australian suburb.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 65% of adults, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
65.0% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.1%. Construction (11.6%) and public administration and safety (10.8%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.6% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.1%.
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 Walloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32968/walloon/topic/employment