4.4% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broomehill-Tambellup · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Broomehill-Tambellup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on the land defines working life in Broomehill-Tambellup, where over half the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Full-time employment is common here, with 63.7% of the population working full-time—a figure well above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than in most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
60.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.7% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 52.4% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 9.4% and health care and social assistance at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are very common here, accounting for 45.1% of all occupations. Labourers make up the next largest group at 13.1%, followed by professionals at 9.9%.
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 Broomehill-Tambellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51080/broomehill-tambellup/topic/employment