2.7% ▼ -51.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Boyanup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Boyanup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in North Boyanup compared to the national figure. This active workforce is supported by a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Australian average. While 58.2% of the population have full-time jobs, this is a little below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
66.8% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 12%. Manufacturing follows at 10.3%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.9%, followed closely by professionals at 17.4%. Managers represent 14.7% of the workforce, with machinery operators and drivers accounting for 11.4%.
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 North Boyanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51132/north-boyanup/topic/employment