2.8% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallabi Point · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wallabi Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well below the national figure, only 55.5% of adults in Wallabi Point are working or looking for work. This low participation is a standout feature for the area, though it is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are in the workforce here than in the rest of the state. Full-time employment stands at 56.7%, which is a little below the Australian figure and has fallen by 5.6 points since 2011.
55.5% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 17.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.0% and construction at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.9% and managers at 13.4%.
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 Wallabi Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121114/wallabi-point/topic/employment