4.0% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walloon · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Walloon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Walloon than in most similar areas. A strong employment rate is the main story here, with 65.9% of adults in the workforce and an unemployment rate that is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 65.5%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The proportion of adults working or looking for work has risen 6.8 percentage points since 2011, while unemployment has fallen to 4.0%.
65.9% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by construction at 11.5% and public administration and safety at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.8%, with clerical and administrative roles at 14.5% and community and personal service jobs 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 Walloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315097/walloon/topic/employment