4.7% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bindoon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bindoon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 51% of adults in Bindoon are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles compared to most other areas. The local workforce is heavily weighted towards agriculture and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time employment is well above the Australian average at 62.9%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is far below the state rate. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
51.0% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 13.4%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.9%. Machinery operators and drivers are also common, accounting for 13.4% of the workforce.
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 Bindoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50126/bindoon/topic/employment