10.3% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallaroo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallaroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Local employment in Wallaroo has shifted as the area now faces a high unemployment rate of 10.3%. Only 40% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This creates a challenging job market where many residents are out of the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far less common here than across Australia, with only 40% of adults in the labour force. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 49.1%, while the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas.
40.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.1% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.8%, followed by accommodation and food at 10.8%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 16.3% of the workforce. Labourers (14.8%), technicians and trades (14.2%), and managers (12.3%) also hold significant shares of the local jobs.
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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41518/wallaroo/topic/employment