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+).
Wheatvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wheatvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the local job market in Wheatvale, where almost half of the workforce is tied to the land. It is a small community where a high proportion of residents are managers or work in farming.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the state average, sitting at 47.8%.
42.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 47.8%
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 47.8% of the workforce. Other common roles are in health care and social assistance (17.4%), while professional and technical services and education each account for 13.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workers in Wheatvale are managers, making up 52.2% of the local workforce. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 21.7% and technicians and tradespeople at 17.4%.
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 Wheatvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33057/wheatvale/topic/employment