26.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Papulankutja · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Papulankutja
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive gap exists between Papulankutja and the rest of the country, with only 33.1% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, reflecting a local job market that is much smaller than in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is among the highest for similar areas at 26.8%, which is far above the 5.1% seen across Australia. Only 29.4% of residents are employed full-time, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
33.1% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
29.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most of the local workforce is employed in Education and training (26.5%) and Health care and social assistance (20.6%). Arts and recreation also make up a notable 14.7% of jobs, while no one here works in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.4%. Managers and clerical staff each account for 17.6% of occupations, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.7%.
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 Papulankutja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51200/papulankutja/topic/employment