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+).
Walebing · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walebing
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A vast majority of working locals in Walebing are employed in farming, with 84.6% of the workforce in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This creates a unique local economy where almost everyone is involved in the land, and nearly 75% of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in the rest of the country, at 74.3%. This high activity is matched by a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
74.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 74.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local industry is almost entirely dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 84.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most people in the area work as managers, accounting for 76.9% of roles. Other common positions include clerical and administrative work at 19.2% and labourers at 11.5%.
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 Walebing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51503/walebing/topic/employment