2.2% ▲ +58.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paraburdoo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Paraburdoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the dominant industry in Paraburdoo, where 61.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The town has a very high employment rate and a strong focus on heavy machinery and trade roles. This creates a workforce that is much more likely to be in full-time work than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far more common here than in the rest of the country, at 71.6%. More adults are working or looking for work than in most areas, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.2%.
67.5% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.4%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.6% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the primary employer for 61.1% of the workforce. Other smaller employers include education and training at 5.8%, and administrative and support services at 4.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed toward manual and technical roles, with 38.7% of people working as machinery operators and drivers. Technicians and trades make up another 21.5% 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 Paraburdoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51201/paraburdoo/topic/employment