3.1% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallalong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wallalong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults in Wallalong are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. This active workforce is backed by a very low unemployment rate of 3.1% and a growing number of full-time roles. It is a productive area where most working residents have steady, full-time jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.5% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has risen to 60.7%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.1% since 2011.
72.5% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several fields, with construction being the most common industry at 15.1%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 14%, while retail trade makes up 9.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. Professionals and managers also feature strongly, accounting for 18% and 14% of the local occupations respectively.
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 Wallalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121116/wallalong/topic/employment