Brookton · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Brookton

Name: Jobs & Industry in Brookton — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Brookton than they were in 2011, with the figure falling to 54.0%. This is much lower than the Western Australian average. While the typical worker is employed full-time, the overall number of people active in the workforce has declined over the last decade.

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📍 Brookton, Council (LGA)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 54.0%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is reflected in full-time employment, which fell 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to 59.2%. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, about the same as the state and national figures.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 39.7% of workers. Other common sectors include education and training at 9.9%, and health care and social assistance at 8.6%.

Industries people work in

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In Brookton, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 41%, followed by Education & training (10%) and Health care & social assistance (9%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 39.7% Education & training 9.9% Health care & social assistance 8.6% Retail trade 7.1% Public administration & safety 5.8% Wholesale trade 4.1% Transport & warehousing 3.8% Accommodation & food 3.5% Construction 3.0% Other services 3.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.9%, followed by labourers at 15.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 9.6% and community and personal service workers at 9.4%.

Occupations people work in

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In Brookton, the largest group is Managers at 33%, followed by Labourers (16%) and Clerical & administrative (10%).

Managers 31.9% Labourers 15.4% Clerical & administrative 9.6% Community & personal service 9.4% Professionals 8.4% Technicians & trades 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers 7.3% Sales workers 5.3%

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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50910/brookton/topic/employment

Brookton	5.0%
Rest of WA	4.2%
Western Australia	5.1%
Australia	5.1%

Where Brookton sits — Unemployment rate