4.2% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Donnybrook - Balingup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Donnybrook - Balingup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for people working in Donnybrook - Balingup, where 13.6% of the workforce is employed. The area has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar regions. This workforce is diverse, ranging from farm managers to technicians and trade workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 56.6%, while the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 4.2%.
56.3% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from the 13.6% in agriculture, forestry and fishing, the biggest employers are health care and social assistance at 11.2% and mining at 10.3%. Construction and retail trade also employ significant numbers of local workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 17.5%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.7%. Professionals, labourers and machinery operators also make up large shares of the local 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 Donnybrook - Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501031018/donnybrook-balingup/topic/employment