3.3% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pemberton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Pemberton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 8.6 percentage points separates Pemberton from the Western Australian average in the proportion of adults working or looking for work. Only 55.3% of adults are in the labour force here, which is much lower than most other areas. This indicates a local workforce that is significantly smaller than the state and national norms.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 53% of the population working full-time. While the number of adults working or looking for work fell by 5.4 points since 2011, the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national average at 3.3%.
55.3% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for 27.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 10.4% and health care and social assistance at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27%, followed by labourers at 18.8%. Professionals account for 11.7% of the local workforce, while technicians and trades represent 10.9%.
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 Pemberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501031020/pemberton/topic/employment