0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Katrine · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost every adult in Katrine is now in work, with a 0.0% unemployment rate that is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This small area shows a very strong employment trend, where 66.0% of adults are working or looking for work.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high number of people here work full-time, at 63.9%, which is well above both the state and national figures. This contributes to an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is much lower than most other similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Katrine is spread across several sectors, with Construction and Professional and Technical services both accounting for 16.7% of jobs. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and Public administration and safety each make up 13.9%, while Mining employs 11.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 25.0%, followed by Technicians and trades workers at 19.4%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 13.9% of the workforce, while Community and personal service workers account for 11.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Katrine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50743/katrine/topic/employment