1.0% ▼ -69.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gnarabup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gnarabup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults in Gnarabup are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While 72.1% of adults are in the labour force, the number of people in full-time roles is far below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 1.0%, which is well below the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%. However, only 47.2% of the population is employed full-time, a figure far below the national average.
72.1% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.2% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with Construction and Accommodation & food both accounting for 13.0% of jobs, followed by Health care and social assistance at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.6%, while Technicians and trades account for 15.3% and Managers for 14.6%.
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 Gnarabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50562/gnarabup/topic/employment