2.5% ▼ -53.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Augusta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Augusta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Augusta than in the rest of the state, with only 39.0% in the workforce. This stands in contrast to the national figure of 61.1%, creating a significant gap in employment levels. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is a low 2.5%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.7% of the population are employed full-time, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 60.2% and among the lowest for similar areas. Overall, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national average.
39.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
39.7% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 13.6%. Retail trade follows at 12.1%, while construction and health care and social assistance both sit around 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.6%, followed closely by managers at 17.2%. Labourers account for 15.4% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles and sales workers represent 12.3% and 10.9% respectively.
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 Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50038/augusta/topic/employment