0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Little River · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment defines the local job market in Little River, where a huge majority of adults are active in the workforce. While nearly 78% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 77.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above both the state and national figures. However, full-time employment is only 35.7%, far below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
77.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.7% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is split mainly between accommodation and food services at 32.1%, with agriculture, forestry, fishing and construction both accounting for 28.6% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workforce are managers at 57.1%, while labourers make up 32.1% of the local occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12366/little-river/topic/employment