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Bridgetown-Greenbushes · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bridgetown-Greenbushes than in most similar areas. Only 53.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Western Australian figure. This local workforce is heavily driven by the mining sector and a strong presence of managers and tradespeople.

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📍 Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Council (LGA)

Where Bridgetown-Greenbushes sits — Unemployment rate

3.8% ▼ -7.1%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bridgetown-Greenbushes — lower than 66% of areas.

Bridgetown-Greenbushes3.8%
Rest of WA 4.2%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work fell 5.6 percentage points since 2011 to 53.8%, a figure well below the national average. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 54.1%, though the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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3.8% ▼ -7.1%

Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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53.8% ▼ -9.4%

Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.1% ▼ -0.9%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Mining is the biggest employer in the region at 17.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a significant part of the local economy at 10.5%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Bridgetown-Greenbushes — Mining leads at 18%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (13%) and Agriculture, forestry & fishing (11%).

Mining 17.7% Health care & social assistance 12.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 10.5% Education & training 8.7% Retail trade 7.7% Construction 6.4% Accommodation & food 6.2% Public administration & safety 4.9% Manufacturing 4.2% Other services 3.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers and technicians and trades are the most common roles, each making up 16.8% of jobs. Professionals follow at 14.7%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 11.9% of the workforce.

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 Bridgetown-Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50840/bridgetown-greenbushes/topic/employment