0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berkshire Valley · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkable 93.9% of adults in Berkshire Valley are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a 0% unemployment rate. It is a place where almost everyone is engaged in the workforce.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While nearly all adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment is at 51.6%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
93.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by Agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 58.1% of the workforce, followed by Health care and social assistance at 12.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workers are managers at 48.4%, while 19.4% work in community and personal services and 16.1% hold clerical or administrative roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Berkshire Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50113/berkshire-valley/topic/employment