7.9% ▲ +95.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenbushes · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greenbushes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Greenbushes compared to the rest of the state. While only 45.1% of adults are in the workforce, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles than the national average. The local economy is heavily shaped by the mining sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.4%. However, the unemployment rate is 7.9%, which is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
45.1% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant employer here, accounting for 40.6% of all jobs. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 10.9%, and education and training at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are machinery operators and drivers at 21.1%, followed by labourers at 16.4% and technicians and trades at 14.8%.
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 Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50582/greenbushes/topic/employment