3.5% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalbarri · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kalbarri
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few changes have hit the local workforce since 2011, but Kalbarri now sees a much smaller share of adults working or looking for work than most other areas. Only 50.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This low activity is balanced by a steady unemployment rate of 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 48.2% of residents working full-time. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits 12 points below the Western Australian average.
50.3% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by tourism and building, with 22.3% of people working in accommodation and food, and 11.3% in construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%, followed by managers at 15.5% and technicians and trades at 14.2%.
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 Kalbarri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50709/kalbarri/topic/employment