0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Greenbushes · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in North Greenbushes. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 64.4%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.2%, well below Western Australia's 63.9%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.2% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for 25.3% of the workforce, followed by construction at 19.5%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services at 9.2%, and both manufacturing and healthcare at 8.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trades-based roles are common, with technicians and trades making up 29.9% of workers. Labourers (23.0%) and machinery operators and drivers (16.1%) also make up a large part of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in North Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51139/north-greenbushes/topic/employment