10.7% ▲ +208.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Burges · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Burges
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 31.8% of adults in Mount Burges are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment is paired with an unemployment rate of 10.7%, well above both the state and national figures of 5.1%.}
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.6%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas.
31.8% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.4%
- 2016: 90.5%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry here at 25.9%. Mining, administration, and public safety each employ 14.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians, trades, and machinery operators are the most common roles, each making up 25.9% of jobs. Professionals and community service workers each account for 14.8% of occupations.
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 Mount Burges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51006/mount-burges/topic/employment