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+).
Walgoolan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walgoolan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly two thirds of workers in Walgoolan are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This is a sparsely populated area where a very high 70.5% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is effectively zero.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working rates are well above the national figure, with 70.5% of adults in the labour force. Full-time employment is also a little above the state and national averages, sitting at 61.3%.
70.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 61.3%
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 64.5% of the workforce. Retail trade accounts for another 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest share of local jobs at 48.4%. Professionals and technicians or trades people each account for 12.9% of occupations.
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 Walgoolan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51504/walgoolan/topic/employment