5.8% ▲ +111.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Badgingarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Badgingarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment defines the workforce in Badgingarra, where 69.6% of people work full-time. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The local job market is heavily tied to the land, with over half of all workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 69.3% of adults in the labour force. While full-time work is well above the state average, the unemployment rate of 5.8% is also much higher than in most similar areas.
69.3% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.3%
- 2016: 86.1%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 51.0% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include transport and warehousing at 9.8%, while professional and technical services and administrative support both sit at 5.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%, followed closely by labourers at 24.5%. Technicians and trades workers account for 12.7%, with clerical roles at 9.8% and professionals at 7.8%.
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 Badgingarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50048/badgingarra/topic/employment