6.3% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pinjarra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Pinjarra
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 Pinjarra than in most other areas, with only 53.6% active in the labour force. This reflects a local job market where the unemployment rate of 6.3% is a little above the national figure. Over the last decade, full-time employment has fallen by 2.2 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also a little below the state average at 57.3%.
53.6% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 12.6% of jobs, followed by manufacturing at 10.8% and health care and social assistance at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15% and labourers at 12.7%.
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 Pinjarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011029/pinjarra/topic/employment