1.9% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashburton · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Ashburton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is a cornerstone of daily life in Ashburton, where 73.1% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 60.2%, reflecting a region where steady, full-time employment is much more common than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, at 68.9%, which is well above the national figure. This strong participation is matched by a very low unemployment rate of 1.9%, which is well below both the state and national rates of 5.1%.
68.9% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 74.9%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.1% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 79.7%
- 2016: 82.3%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry in Ashburton, employing 48.4% of the workforce. Other key sectors include construction at 8.4% and education and training at 6.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily focused on technical and manual roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 26.7% of jobs. This is followed by technicians and trades at 25.1%, and labourers at 10.8%.
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 Ashburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50250/ashburton/topic/employment