4.1% ▲ +86.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wolvi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wolvi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 52% of adults in Wolvi are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is well below both the Queensland and national rates. While the number of people employed is lower, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 4.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 54.6%, which is well below the Queensland rate of 59%. This is consistent with the fact that the overall share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
52.0% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 16.4%. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.1%, and construction at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%, followed closely by professionals at 15.9%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant portion of the local workforce at 13%.
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 Wolvi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33112/wolvi/topic/employment