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+).
Wetheron · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wetheron
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Wetheron than the national figure, with 73.7% active in the labour force. This small community sees a strong link between its land and its livelihoods, with half of all workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 73.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure, full-time employment is far below the state average at 42.9%. Notably, the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
73.7% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 73.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 50.0% of the workforce, while mining accounts for another 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 42.9%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 21.4% and labourers at 14.3%.
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 Wetheron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33053/wetheron/topic/employment