8.9% ▲ +270.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burracoppin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burracoppin
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 Burracoppin compared to the rest of the state. Only 47.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This creates a stark contrast to national employment patterns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.9%, which is well above the 5.1% seen across Australia and Western Australia. Full-time employment sits at 50%, a figure that is far below the state average of 60.2%.
47.9% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer here, accounting for 41.3% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 15.2%, with health care and social assistance making up 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.4%. Labourers account for 15.2% of the workforce, while professionals, technicians and trades people each make up 10.9%.
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 Burracoppin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50223/burracoppin/topic/employment