4.3% ▼ -53.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Horrocks · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Horrocks
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing are the primary drivers of work in Horrocks, where 38.5% of employees work in these fields. This is a sparsely populated area where only 53.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.3%, sitting well below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national rates.
53.5% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the strong presence in agriculture, residents also work in health care and social assistance (15.4%) and education and training (13.8%). Other notable industries include accommodation and food services at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 24.6%, followed closely by professionals at 23.1%. Managers and clerical or administrative staff also make up a significant part of the local workforce.
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 Horrocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50655/horrocks/topic/employment