0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Paradise
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably strong job market defines Paradise, where no one is currently unemployed. This local workforce is much more active than the national average, with 64.7% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.7% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment at 57.5% is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. This high level of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.
64.7% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 34.2% of the workforce. Construction follows at 11.0%, with retail and wholesale trade each accounting for about 7% to 8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.9%. Professionals and labourers are equally common at 15.1% each, while machinery operators and drivers account for 13.7% of roles.
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 Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51202/paradise/topic/employment