Roebuck · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Roebuck

Name: Jobs & Industry in Roebuck — 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.

A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Roebuck compared to the rest of the country. Only 47% of adults are in the labour force, which is 14 points below the national figure. However, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas.

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📍 Roebuck, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 63.6% of workers have full-time jobs—well above the Western Australian figure—the unemployment rate of 12.5% is among the highest for similar areas. This rate has fallen 8.4 points since 2016, though it remains 7.4 points higher than the national average.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is spread across several key sectors, with education and training being the most common at 16.8%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.2%. Accommodation and food services also employ a significant 12.6% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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Roebuck splits fairly evenly between Education & training (17%) and Agriculture, forestry & fishing (17%), with Accommodation & food at 13%.

Education & training 16.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 16.2% Accommodation & food 12.6% Health care & social assistance 9.9% Public administration & safety 6.9% Retail trade 6.2% Construction 5.7% Transport & warehousing 3.9% Arts & recreation 3.5% Other services 3.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.9%, managers at 15.5%, and labourers at 13.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Roebuck splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Managers at 16%.

Professionals 18.7% Community & personal service 15.9% Managers 15.5% Labourers 13.1% Technicians & trades 11.9% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers 7.0% Sales workers 3.8%

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 Roebuck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510011266/roebuck/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Roebuck	12.5%
6725, WA	5.7%
Western Australia	5.1%
Australia	5.1%

Where Roebuck sits — Unemployment rate