4.1% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Casuarina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Casuarina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Casuarina compared to the rest of the state. Only 23.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is 40 percentage points below the Western Australian figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate sits at 4.1%, which is about the same as the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment for 57.9% of workers is slightly below the state figure of 60.2%. This reflects a workforce that is largely in line with national trends, despite the very small proportion of the total adult population that is employed.
23.5% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 14.7% of the workforce. Manufacturing and retail trade both follow at 9.4%, while health care and social assistance make up 8.7% and mining accounts for 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 24.5%, followed by professionals at 12.7%. Labourers, machinery operators and drivers, and managers also have a strong presence, each representing around 11% 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 Casuarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50274/casuarina/topic/employment