10.7% ▲ +107.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mullewa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mullewa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mullewa than in most other areas. Despite this, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles compared to the rest of the country. A high unemployment rate of 10.7% also marks the town as having one of the toughest job markets for its residents.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is just 39.4%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, for those who do have a job, 68.4% are employed full-time, a rate well above the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
39.4% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.4% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry here, employing 18.9% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 16.8%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 14.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group of professionals at 26.3%. Other common roles include professionals at 15.8%, while managers, technicians and trades, and office staff each make up 12.6% 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 Mullewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51049/mullewa/topic/employment