6.6% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broome · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Broome
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 workers in Broome, where 18.4% of people are employed in this sector. This is a place of contrasts, with a very high rate of full-time work but an unemployment rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very strong at 65.9%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, only 57.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
57.5% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.8%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After health care, the most common industries for local workers are accommodation and food (13.1%), education and training (9.8%), and retail trade (8.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a professional, while other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.1% and managers at 13.0%.
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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50190/broome/topic/employment