3.2% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallumbilla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallumbilla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Local employment patterns in Wallumbilla have remained steady, with a strong focus on primary industries and machinery. The workforce is dominated by full-time roles, which are more common here than in most similar areas. This creates a stable job market where nearly 61% of workers are employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, at 57.6%. However, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.2%.
57.6% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and construction, which both employ 15.7% of people. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 18.2%, followed by managers at 16.4%. Professionals and technicians or trades each make up around 12% of the workforce.
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 Wallumbilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32970/wallumbilla/topic/employment