3.2% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walkamin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Walkamin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Walkamin. This small area has seen a big jump in full-time employment, with 62.7% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure, having risen 13 points since 2011. However, the total number of adults working or looking for work is well below the state and national rates, while unemployment is much lower than most areas at 3.2%.
53.1% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.9%, followed by transport and warehousing at 13.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, and education and training both account for 10.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are community and personal service workers and labourers, each at 16.9%. Managers make up 15.7% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and machinery operators each account for 12.0%.
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 Walkamin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322129/walkamin/topic/employment