3.6% ▲ +62.9%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wickepin · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Wickepin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Wickepin are working or looking for work than in 2011, with the share of full-time employees falling by 4 percentage points over the decade. This is a place where nearly half of the workforce is tied to the land, and the unemployment rate of 3.6% is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate has risen to 3.6% since 2011, it remains a little below the state and national figures.
61.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 47.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include public administration and safety at 8.1% and education and training at 5.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 41.0%. This is followed by labourers at 14.3% and technicians and tradespeople at 9.3%.
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 Wickepin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59100/wickepin/topic/employment