0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Perillup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Perillup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A staggering 78.3% of workers in Perillup are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This reliance on the land is reflected in a workforce where full-time roles are far more common than in the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 73.9%, and the unemployment rate is well below the state and national figures at 0.0%. However, only 53.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian average.
53.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by the primary sector, with 78.3% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers are in leadership or manual roles, with 56.5% of the workforce employed as managers and 39.1% as labourers.
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 Perillup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51228/perillup/topic/employment