3.5% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wamuran · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wamuran
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Wamuran than in most similar areas, with 63.9% of adults in the labour force. The local job market is healthy, as the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 63.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.1%, almost exactly matching the state and national averages.
63.9% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by construction at 14.4% and health care and social assistance at 13.4%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a significant role, accounting for 10.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 17.6%, followed by managers at 14.9% and professionals at 13.7%. Labourers and clerical staff also make up a large portion of the local 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 Wamuran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32977/wamuran/topic/employment