2.8% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Porongurup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Porongurup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Porongurup than in most similar areas. While about 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate is a low 2.8%, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.1%, which is well below the state figure of 60.2% and the national figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most other areas.
62.1% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 23.0% of the workforce, followed by accommodation and food at 11.8% and manufacturing at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%, with labourers accounting for 17.4% and professionals for 13.5% 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 Porongurup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51256/porongurup/topic/employment