5.5% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West and North West · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in West and North West
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 West and North West than in most other areas. Only 54.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.5% since 2011, the proportion of people in full-time work has also dropped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment stands at 55.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%. This is a downward trend for the region, as full-time work fell by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
54.8% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.6%. Retail trade follows at 10.3%, while education, manufacturing, and construction each employ 8.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is spread across several roles, with technicians and trades being the most common at 15.2%. Professionals make up 14.5%, followed closely by labourers at 14.3% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/604/west-and-north-west/topic/employment