7.0% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Westbrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Westbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Westbrook are working or looking for work, though a significant 7% are currently unemployed. This is a place where the economy is heavily driven by mining, which employs over a third of the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 66.7% of adults are in the workforce—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 49.4%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
66.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 36.1% of workers. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are machinery operators and drivers (21.7%) and technicians and trades (19.3%), which is consistent with the area's strong mining presence.
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 Westbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14274/westbrook/topic/employment