0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Napier · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Napier
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults in Napier are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While 68.9% of adults are in the labour force, the area sees a very low rate of full-time employment. This creates a distinct local job market where a large number of people are active, but fewer hold standard full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures of 5.1%. However, full-time employment is only 52.1%, a figure well below the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
68.9% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 52.1%
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 36.1% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 17.4%, with transport and warehousing accounting for 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.7%. Other common roles include professionals at 15.3%, labourers at 12.5%, and machinery operators and drivers at 9.7%.
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 Napier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51086/napier/topic/employment