0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wamuran Basin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wamuran Basin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wamuran Basin than in most similar areas. Only 50.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this lower participation, the area has a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Queensland figure at 51.2%. This is much lower than most other similar areas across the country.
50.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 15.5%, health care and social assistance at 14.3%, and education and training at 13.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are professionals, while 21.4% hold clerical or administrative roles. Technicians and trades make up 16.7% 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 Wamuran Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32978/wamuran-basin/topic/employment