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McAlinden · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in McAlinden

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in McAlinden compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is exceptionally low at 0.0%, the overall share of people in the workforce is well below both the state and national figures.

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📍 McAlinden, Suburb / Locality

Where McAlinden sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is McAlinden — lower than 99% of areas.

McAlinden0.0%
6225, WA 7.5%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 56.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.7%, slightly lower than the same period across Australia.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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56.6% —

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.7% —

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 43.3% of the workforce, while 13.3% work in education and training.

Industries people work in

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In McAlinden, Agriculture, forestry & fishing is the majority at 65%; Education & training is next at 20%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 43.3% Education & training 13.3% Accommodation & food 10.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Over half of the local workforce are managers, accounting for 53.3% of occupations. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.3%, and professionals and labourers both at 10.0%.

Occupations people work in

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In McAlinden, Managers is the majority at 62%; Technicians & trades is next at 15%.

Managers 53.3% Technicians & trades 13.3% Professionals 10.0% Labourers 10.0%

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 McAlinden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50918/mcalinden/topic/employment