5.5% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narrogin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Narrogin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Narrogin, where 16.7% of the workforce is employed. While full-time work is common here, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is slightly more common than the national average at 60.5%, while the unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures at 5.5%.
56.0% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance (16.7%) and education and training (11.7%). Retail trade (10.4%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (10.2%) also employ a significant share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.3%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.8%. Labourers (13.7%), managers (13.5%) and community and personal service workers (12.4%) also represent key roles in the area.
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 Narrogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031249/narrogin/topic/employment