4.2% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nambeelup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nambeelup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has grown significantly in Nambeelup since 2011. The area now sees 69.4% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. While more people are working full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is slightly lower than the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. The unemployment rate sits at 4.2%, about the same as the 5.1% seen across Western Australia and Australia.
59.7% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing and other services both accounting for 13.1% of jobs. Mining is also a key industry, employing 10.6% of the community.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 38.1%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 12.5%, with managers and professionals each making up 11.9% 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 Nambeelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51076/nambeelup/topic/employment