10.2% ▲ +133.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wallaroo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wallaroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wallaroo compared to the rest of the country. The area faces significant challenges, with a jobless rate of 10.2% that is well above the national figure. This marks a sharp shift from a decade ago, as full-time employment has dropped by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.7% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time work is also much lower than in most areas at 49%, while the unemployment rate has risen to 10.2%.
40.7% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 19.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include accommodation and food at 10.3%, construction at 9.9%, and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal services at 15.6% and technicians and trades at 14.6%. Labourers make up 14% of workers, followed by managers and professionals at around 12% each.
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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415046/wallaroo/topic/employment