5.6% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in West Coast
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in West Coast than in most similar areas. Only 55.7% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen by 5.6 points since 2011. This suggests a shrinking workforce in a region where nearly one-fifth of jobs are in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure. While the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 5.6% since 2011, full-time employment fell by 3.6 points over the same period to reach 57.3%.
55.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the region is led by agriculture, forestry, and fishing, which employ 18.3% of people. Manufacturing is another major employer at 10.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, followed by managers at 18.1%. Technicians and trades workers account for 13.4% of the 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 West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60403/west-coast/topic/employment