17.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Barrow Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barrow Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 17.8% of adults are working or looking for work on Barrow Island. This extremely low figure means the vast majority of the island's residents are not part of the active workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9% and the national figure of 61.1%. This rate is among the lowest for similar areas.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Construction at 50%, ahead of Accommodation & food (38%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Clerical & administrative at 63%, ahead of Managers (0%).
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 Barrow Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50076/barrow-island/topic/employment