0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Channybearup · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of the workforce in Channybearup works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This heavy focus on primary industries is matched by a very strong employment rate, with 68.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very high level of job activity, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below the state and national figures. Around 58.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here at 45.3%, followed by accommodation and food services at 20.0%. Other employers include education and training at 6.7%, and manufacturing and health care both at 5.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 46.7%, while labourers account for 18.7%. Professionals make up 12.0% of the workforce, with sales workers at 6.7% and technicians and trades at 4.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Channybearup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50284/channybearup/topic/employment