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Jobs & Industry in Bennett Springs

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people in Bennett Springs. The area has a very high number of residents working or looking for work compared to other similar places. While many people hold full-time roles, the unemployment rate is also much higher than in most other areas.

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📍 Bennett Springs, Suburb / Locality

Where Bennett Springs sits — Unemployment rate

5.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bennett Springs — higher than 75% of areas.

Bennett Springs5.8%
6063, WA 7.1%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 69.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is slightly higher here than across Western Australia, though the 5.8% unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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5.8% —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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69.7% —

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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61.2% —

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.4%, followed by retail trade at 12.2%. Construction, manufacturing, and accommodation and food services also employ significant shares of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest occupational group at 15.8%. Professionals (14.5%), community and personal service workers (13.0%), and clerical staff (11.8%) are also common roles in the area.

Occupations people work in

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Bennett Springs splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (16%) and Professionals (15%), with Community & personal service at 13%.

Technicians & trades 15.8% Professionals 14.5% Community & personal service 13.0% Clerical & administrative 11.8% Labourers 11.2% Machinery operators & drivers 10.7% Sales workers 10.0% Managers 9.9%

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 Bennett Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50110/bennett-springs/topic/employment