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Western Australia - Wheat Belt · Region (SA4)

Jobs & Industry in Western Australia - Wheat Belt

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 the Western Australia - Wheat Belt than in the rest of the state. While 56.7% of adults are in the workforce, the area maintains a very low unemployment rate of 4.1%. This gap is well below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Western Australia - Wheat Belt, Region (SA4)

Where Western Australia - Wheat Belt sits — Unemployment rate

4.1% ▼ -11.1%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Western Australia - Wheat Belt — lower than 83% of areas.

Western Australia - Wheat Belt4.1%
Rest of WA 4.2%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work fell 3.8 points since 2011 to 56.7%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, slightly below the state average.

Unemployment rate

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4.1% ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 83% of region (sa4) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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56.7% ▼ -6.3%

Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.7% ▼ -4.4%

Higher than 51% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 19.4% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 11.2% and education and training at 8.5%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Western Australia - Wheat Belt — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 20%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (12%) and Education & training (9%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19.4% Health care & social assistance 11.2% Education & training 8.5% Retail trade 8.0% Construction 7.4% Public administration & safety 6.3% Accommodation & food 5.5% Manufacturing 4.9% Mining 4.8% Transport & warehousing 4.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.4%. Labourers and professionals also feature strongly, accounting for 13.7% and 12.9% of jobs respectively.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Western Australia - Wheat Belt — Managers leads at 21%, ahead of Technicians & trades (15%) and Labourers (14%).

Managers 20.7% Technicians & trades 14.4% Labourers 13.7% Professionals 12.9% Community & personal service 10.5% Clerical & administrative 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers 9.2% Sales workers 6.9%

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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/509/western-australia-wheat-belt/topic/employment