1.8% ▲ +63.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narrikup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Narrikup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Jobs in Narrikup have remained steady since 2011, with a workforce that is now more active than the national average. More than 64% of adults are working or looking for work, while the unemployment rate is remarkably low at 1.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.4% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the national figure, full-time employment at 57.1% is a little below the Australian average. Unemployment is very low at 1.8%, far below the 5.1% seen across the state and nation.
64.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 35.9% of workers. Other common sectors include manufacturing at 9.4% and health care and social assistance at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.6%. Labourers account for 13.2% of the workforce, followed by professionals at 12.9% and clerical or administrative staff at 10.8%.
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 Narrikup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51092/narrikup/topic/employment