3.3% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walkaway · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walkaway
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Walkaway compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce sees 68% of adults engaged in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce, the unemployment rate of 3.3% is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.5%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
68.0% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 58.5%
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 28.8% of the workforce. Construction follows at 11%, with professional and technical roles making up 10.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 23.7%. Professionals and technicians or trades workers each account for 13.6% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative staff make up 12.7%.
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 Walkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51505/walkaway/topic/employment