Plantagenet · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Plantagenet

Name: Jobs & Industry in Plantagenet — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Much lower numbers of working adults than most similar areas define the economy of Plantagenet. Only 53.4% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This low workforce participation stands in contrast to a healthy job market where the unemployment rate is a low 3.9%.

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📍 Plantagenet, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 55.7%. This is part of a wider trend where the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped to 53.4%, which is far below the Western Australian average.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 25.8% of the workforce. Other key employers include health care and social assistance at 10.1%, followed by education and training at 7.8%.

Industries people work in

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In Plantagenet, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 27%, followed by Health care & social assistance (11%) and Education & training (8%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 25.8% Health care & social assistance 10.1% Education & training 7.8% Manufacturing 7.1% Retail trade 7.0% Public administration & safety 6.3% Construction 5.9% Transport & warehousing 4.9% Accommodation & food 4.6% Other services 3.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 17.4%, while technicians and trades workers account for 12.4% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Plantagenet — Managers leads at 23%, ahead of Labourers (18%) and Technicians & trades (13%).

Managers 22.7% Labourers 17.4% Technicians & trades 12.4% Professionals 11.1% Clerical & administrative 9.6% Community & personal service 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers 8.9% Sales workers 6.2%

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 Plantagenet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011234/plantagenet/topic/employment

Plantagenet	3.9%
6324, WA	3.8%
Western Australia	5.1%
Australia	5.1%

Where Plantagenet sits — Unemployment rate