0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beelerup · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 30% of the workforce in Beelerup is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the most common industry for the area. This rural focus is mirrored in the types of jobs people do, with a high number of machinery operators and drivers. The local job market is currently very strong, with no one recorded as unemployed.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the share of adults working or looking for work is 58.4%, which is well below the Western Australian figure, full-time employment is higher than most areas at 62.1%. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 29.3%. Other common employers include construction at 19.0%, followed by mining and retail trade, which both stand at 10.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 25.9%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.2% and technicians and trades at 15.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Beelerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50097/beelerup/topic/employment