4.1% ▲ +66.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Boddington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Boddington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Boddington compared to the rest of Western Australia. While the town is well-represented by full-time roles, the local workforce is smaller than the state and national figures. This is a specialised job market where mining and machinery operation dominate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, those who are employed tend to have full-time roles, with 60.3% of residents in this category, a result slightly above the national figure.
59.3% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the powerhouse of the local economy, employing 36.3% of the workforce. Other key sectors include manufacturing at 11.5% and education and training at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed towards technical roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 24.6% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow closely at 22.5%, while professionals account for 11.9%.
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 Boddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50137/boddington/topic/employment