2.0% ▼ -60.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kojonup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kojonup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Kojonup. While 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work, only 52.7% are in full-time roles. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is very low at 2.0%, which is well below the 5.1% recorded for both Western Australia and the nation. This sits alongside a workforce that is slightly smaller than the national average.
60.5% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Kojonup, accounting for 28.6% of jobs. Transport and warehousing follows at 8.5%, with health care and social assistance at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 21.0%, followed closely by labourers at 19.4%. Technicians and trades make up 14.9% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers account for 12.3%.
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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50771/kojonup/topic/employment