5.9% ▲ +280.4%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallumbilla · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wallumbilla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wallumbilla compared to the rest of the state. While only 52.5% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. This contrast marks a significant shift from 2011, when far more locals were active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 64.1%, which is well above the national figure. However, the unemployment rate has risen to 5.9% since 2011, and the overall share of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 14 points over the same period.
52.5% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 19.2%. Health care and social assistance follows at 16.7%, while construction, retail, and education each account for 12.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is evenly split among several roles, with managers and professionals both making up 15.4% of occupations. Technicians, trades, sales workers, and machinery operators each account for 14.1% of the local jobs.
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 Wallumbilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322131/wallumbilla/topic/employment