16.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walterhall · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walterhall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few adults in Walterhall are working or looking for work, with only 22.8% in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, though those who are seeking work face a high unemployment rate of 16.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.0% of residents are employed full-time, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This aligns with the area's very low overall workforce participation, which is far below both the state and national averages.
22.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 39.3% of workers. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 14.3%, and mining and manufacturing both at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common jobs, accounting for 42.9% of workers. Sales workers and labourers each make up 17.9%, while technicians and machinery operators both stand at 10.7%.
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 Walterhall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32976/walterhall/topic/employment