0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Needilup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Needilup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Needilup compared to the rest of the country. This is a highly active workforce where 81.2% of adults are engaged in the labour force, which is 20 points above the national figure. The area is almost entirely driven by farming, with a remarkably strong employment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 67.2%, well above the 60.2% seen across Western Australia. This strong engagement is reflected in an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
81.2% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.2%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is overwhelmingly tied to the land, with 81.0% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Education and training make up the next largest sector at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers here hold leadership roles, with 67.2% employed as managers. Labourers make up 17.2% of the workforce, while professionals and clerical workers each account for 8.6%.
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 Needilup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51099/needilup/topic/employment