7.2% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallaroo Mines · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wallaroo Mines
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.2% marks the job market in Wallaroo Mines, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, with full-time employment remaining well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% figure for Australia. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 50.6%.
53.7% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 21.8%, followed by retail trade at 17.6% and accommodation and food services at 16.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service, making up 24.1% of workers. Labourers account for 18.8%, while technicians and trades workers represent 12.9%.
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 Mines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41519/wallaroo-mines/topic/employment