5.5% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallerawang · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wallerawang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Roughly 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work in Wallerawang, a figure that is a little below the national average. This is a small community where most workers are in full-time roles, though the share of full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.6% of people are employed full-time, which is higher than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 5.5%—slightly higher than the national figure—it has fallen by 3.2 points since 2011.
58.1% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 58.6%
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 here at 13.4%, followed by public administration and safety at 10.6% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.1% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.3%.
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 Wallerawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115151/wallerawang/topic/employment