7.8% ▲ +345.3%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walpole · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Walpole
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Walpole than in most other areas, with only 41.6% of adults in the workforce. This reflects a local economy where full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade, and the unemployment rate has risen to 7.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 44.5%, while unemployment has risen 6.1 points to 7.8%.
41.6% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.5% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry at 15.1%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 14.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and public administration and safety both account for 10.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.7%. Professionals account for 15.1%, while sales workers, labourers, and technicians or trades workers represent 13.4%, 10.9% and 10.1% respectively.
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 Walpole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522061/walpole/topic/employment