3.8% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Irwin · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Irwin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing are the biggest employers in Irwin, where 11.8% of workers are in this sector. While the area has a low unemployment rate of 3.8%, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 55.2%.
48.6% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.8%, followed closely by mining at 11.1% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.2%, while managers and labourers each account for around 14% 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 Irwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54060/irwin/topic/employment