3.5% ▲ —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burekup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burekup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Burekup than in most similar areas. This workforce is largely employed in full-time roles, with 63.1% of residents in full-time jobs, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Unemployment is low at 3.5%, which is a little below the 5.1% seen across Western Australia and Australia.
68.4% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 13.2%, followed closely by manufacturing at 12.7%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.2% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.8%. Professionals follow at 15.3%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14% of the local 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 Burekup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50217/burekup/topic/employment