6.6% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waroona · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Waroona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Waroona than in most other areas. Only 53.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is linked to a rise in unemployment, which has climbed to 6.6% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the state average, and full-time employment has fallen 6.5 percentage points since 2011 to 55.4%. Meanwhile, unemployment is a little above the national rate at 6.6%.
53.2% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here, with 14.2% of the workforce, followed by construction at 13.2% and manufacturing at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most frequent jobs at 23.3%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 16.3% 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 Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021016/waroona/topic/employment