0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallumbilla South · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Wallumbilla South than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is a standout feature here, with 76.7% of the workforce in permanent roles, a figure far above the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the 5.1% national figure. This strong employment trend is reflected in the 72.9% of adults working or looking for work, far above the Queensland average of 61.6%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
72.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.7% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the area, employing 79.1% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are managers, making up 46.5% of roles, while labourers account for another 23.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wallumbilla South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32972/wallumbilla-south/topic/employment