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Abba River · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Abba River

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the local job market in Abba River. While the area has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work, full-time employment is much lower than the national figure. This creates a unique workforce profile where almost everyone is active, but few are in standard full-time roles.

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📍 Abba River, Suburb / Locality

Where Abba River sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Abba River — lower than 99% of areas.

Abba River0.0%
6280, WA 3.4%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 78.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.1%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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78.5% —

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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52.1% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 16.7% of the workforce. Other sectors including construction, professional services, and public administration each employ 8.3% of people.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Abba River — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 24%, ahead of Construction (12%) and Professional & technical (12%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 16.7% Construction 8.3% Professional & technical 8.3% Administrative & support 8.3% Public administration & safety 8.3% Arts & recreation 8.3% Manufacturing 6.3% Retail trade 6.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%. Managers and technicians and trades workers are also common, both accounting for 18.8% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Abba River splits fairly evenly between Professionals (21%) and Managers (19%), with Technicians & trades at 19%.

Professionals 20.8% Managers 18.8% Technicians & trades 18.8% Labourers 16.7% Sales workers 14.6% Machinery operators & drivers 10.4%

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 Abba River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50001/abba-river/topic/employment