3.0% ▲ +204.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pickering Brook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pickering Brook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Pickering Brook are working or looking for work, with 63.7% active in the labour force. This is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. While employment is common, full-time work is less typical here than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than in most similar areas. Full-time employment at 56.5% is well below the Western Australian figure, though the unemployment rate of 3.0% is a little below the state and national averages.
63.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 15.6%. Other significant employers include construction at 8.8% and education and training at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 26.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.0%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 13.3% of the local workforce.
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 Pickering Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51237/pickering-brook/topic/employment