9.5% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Basin Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Basin Pocket
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.5% marks Basin Pocket, which is well above both the state and national figures. While many workers here are in full-time roles, this gap shows a challenging job market for a significant portion of the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.5%, well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 59.3%, which is a little below the Australian average.
59.3% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.4%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.9%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 13.4% of the local workforce.
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 Basin Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30182/basin-pocket/topic/employment