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+).
Linfarne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Linfarne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the job market in Linfarne, where the local workforce is exceptionally stable. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, 60.7% of the population are employed full-time, a rate slightly above the national figure.
59.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 21.4%, followed by manufacturing at 17.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.3%. Retail trade accounts for 10.7% of jobs, while no one here works in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%. Technicians and trades follow at 14.3%, while managers, professionals, and machinery operators each account for 10.7% of the 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 Linfarne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50852/linfarne/topic/employment