0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walter Lever Estate · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is the norm for almost everyone employed in Walter Lever Estate. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, those who are employed have very secure roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. However, only 55.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Queensland average of 61.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.0% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
95.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
People here mostly work in public administration and safety (31.8%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (27.3%), with 13.6% in manufacturing.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.4%, while clerical staff and machinery operators each account for 13.6% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Walter Lever Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32975/walter-lever-estate/topic/employment