1.6% ▼ -83.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marbelup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marbelup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Marbelup compared to the rest of the country. This is a highly active workforce where 69.6% of adults are engaged in the labour force, far exceeding the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Job security is strong here, with an unemployment rate of 1.6%, which is well below the 5.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment is also common, at 63.3%, which is well above the Western Australian average.
69.6% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.9%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 15.9% of workers. Other common fields include education, health care and social assistance, both at 11.6%, followed by construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. Professionals account for 16.3%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 14.7% 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 Marbelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50898/marbelup/topic/employment