5.8% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cookernup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cookernup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas defines the local job market in Cookernup, where 5.8% of the workforce is out of work. While many residents find employment in agriculture and manufacturing, fewer people here work full-time compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australia figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.9%, sitting well below both the state and national averages.
58.6% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 14.5%, followed by manufacturing at 12% and health care and social assistance at 10.9%. Construction and mining also make up significant shares of local industry.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. Other common roles include managers at 17.1% and labourers at 14.9%.
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 Cookernup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50322/cookernup/topic/employment