9.4% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Binnaway · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Binnaway
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.4% marks the local job market in Binnaway, which is well above both the state and national figures. Finding work is a significant challenge here, as far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, with 55.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
41.3% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 31.7% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 11.1% and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%, followed by labourers at 18.3% and community and personal service workers at 14.4%.
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 Binnaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10371/binnaway/topic/employment