6.5% ▲ —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Amelup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Amelup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults are in the workforce in Amelup, with 76.7% working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While many residents are employed full-time, the area faces an unemployment rate of 6.5%, which is a little above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 76.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national average. Full-time employment is also very high at 75.0%, though the unemployment rate of 6.5% is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.1%.
76.7% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.2%
- 2016: 80.4%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 59.1% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services follow at 13.6%, while no one works in mining, manufacturing, or utilities.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of workers are managers (54.5%), followed by labourers at 27.3%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 13.6%, and machinery operators and drivers account for 11.4% 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 Amelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50017/amelup/topic/employment