0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eighty Mile Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eighty Mile Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for its level in Eighty Mile Beach, where 83.1% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This far exceeds the national figure of 58.9%, while the local unemployment rate is well below the national average at 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. This is roughly the same as the Western Australian rate of 63.9%.
63.1% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
83.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.2%
- 2021: 83.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 63.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 15.5% and wholesale trade at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 32.4%, followed by managers at 25.4% and machinery operators and drivers at 18.3%.
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 Eighty Mile Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50477/eighty-mile-beach/topic/employment