7.3% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Falcon - Wannanup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Falcon - Wannanup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have been working or looking for work in Falcon - Wannanup since 2011, with the share of full-time employees falling by 3.4 percentage points. The area now has a much lower proportion of people in the workforce than most similar places, with only 52.3% of adults currently working or searching for a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.3%, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 55.5%, well below the Western Australian rate of 60.2%.
52.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 12.2%, followed closely by mining at 12.0% and construction at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.6%, while professionals account for 15.1% 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 Falcon - Wannanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011022/falcon-wannanup/topic/employment