5.4% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cervantes · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cervantes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Cervantes, with 20.9% of the workforce in these roles. The area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other places, at just 48.6%. This employment rate is far below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, while the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than most similar places.
48.6% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing leads the local workforce at 20.9%, followed by accommodation and food services at 15.8%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.7% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 23.0%, with managers making up 17.3% of the workforce. Technicians and trades workers account for 13.3%, while community, personal service, and clerical roles each sit at 11.7%.
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 Cervantes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50279/cervantes/topic/employment