0.7% ▼ -71.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broadwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Broadwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high employment rate defines daily life in Broadwood, where 84% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community where the vast majority of the adult population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas, sitting at 66.4%. This strong engagement is mirrored by a very low unemployment rate of 0.7%, which is well below the 5.1% seen across Australia and Western Australia.
84.0% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.9%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 84.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 21.2%. Other significant sectors include education and training at 10.4%, and public administration and safety at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 20.8%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 20.1%. Managers, community services, and professionals also make up a large part 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 Broadwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50184/broadwood/topic/employment