13.1% ▲ +70.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broomehill Village · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Broomehill Village
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are in the workforce in Broomehill Village than in most similar areas. Only about half the adult population is working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate of 13.1% is among the highest for areas of this size.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This gap is reflected in the employment types, with full-time work at 50.0%, well below the national figure of 58.9%.
50.6% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies on a few key sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common industry at 14.5%. Health care and social assistance (11.8%) and education and training (10.5%) also employ a significant share of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work patterns are diverse, with managers and machinery operators and drivers both making up 19.7% of roles. Labourers (17.1%), technicians and trades (14.5%), and community and personal service workers (14.5%) round out the most common jobs.
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 Broomehill Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50192/broomehill-village/topic/employment