2.2% ▼ -49.6%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Corrigin · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Corrigin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 37.4% of the local workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making Corrigin a major farming hub. The area has very strong employment levels, with full-time work being much more common here than in most other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.2%, a rate that has risen since 2011. This strength is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is among the lowest for similar areas at just 2.2%.
64.5% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 37.4% of the workforce. Other significant employers include retail trade at 7.2%, and health care and social assistance at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 35.7%. Other common roles include labourers at 11.8% and clerical and administrative staff 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 Corrigin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52100/corrigin/topic/employment