0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Highbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Highbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the job market in Highbury, where a high proportion of the workforce is in full-time roles. While fewer adults here work or look for work compared to the rest of the state, those who are employed generally have secure, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63%, which is well above the national figure. However, only 59.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below that of Western Australia.
59.6% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 63.0%
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 37.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.2%, and public administration and safety at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.5%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 14.3%, followed by professionals at 12.6%.
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 Highbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50634/highbury/topic/employment