12.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Neerabup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Neerabup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 12.5% marks the local job market in Neerabup, which is well above the national figure. While few adults here are working or looking for work, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Western Australian average. However, for those in the workforce, full-time employment is common at 68.2%, which is well above the national rate of 58.9%.
51.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and administrative and support roles, both at 20.5%. Manufacturing also plays a significant part of the local economy at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group at 20.5%, followed by technicians, trades, and clerical workers who each account for 18.2% of the local jobs.
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 Neerabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51101/neerabup/topic/employment