10.1% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallabadah · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wallabadah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 10.1% marks the current job market in Wallabadah. While more people have moved into full-time work since 2011, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well above the national figure of 5.1%, though it has fallen since 2011. Only 41.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales average.
41.1% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 60.9%
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 at 14.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.5% and mining at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, with community and personal service workers following at 15.6%.
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 Wallabadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122148/wallabadah/topic/employment