6.6% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waroona · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Waroona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the most common industry for workers in Waroona, where 14.2% of people are employed in the sector. The local job market is currently struggling, with an unemployment rate of 6.6% that is a little above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, with the rate at 53.2%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and is now well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
53.2% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond mining, the local workforce is spread across construction (13.2%), manufacturing (12.8%), and health care and social assistance (9.0%), while 7.5% work in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent occupation at 23.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 16.3% and labourers at 13.5%.
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 Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58820/waroona/topic/employment