0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cataby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cataby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than one in five workers in Cataby are employed in retail trade, the most common industry for the area. While full-time work is very common for those employed, a surprisingly small number of adults are actually working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 31.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, those who are employed are typically in full-time roles, and the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
31.6% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.7% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer at 21.2%, followed by mining at 18.2% and education and training at 15.2%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and accommodation and food services each make up 12.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%. Professionals and technicians and trades each account for 15.2%, while machinery operators, drivers, and labourers each represent 9.1% of occupations.
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 Cataby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50275/cataby/topic/employment