4.0% ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Barker · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Barker
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 51% of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Barker, a figure far below both the state and national averages. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 4%, a smaller proportion of the local workforce is employed full-time compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian figure. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national levels, sitting at 54.2%.
51.0% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 15%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, with technicians and trades workers accounting for another 15%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mount Barker
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51004/mount-barker/topic/employment