4.6% ▲ +229.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ravensthorpe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ravensthorpe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Ravensthorpe. Around 69% of people here work full-time, which is far above the national figure. This strong employment pattern is underpinned by a heavy reliance on the primary and mining sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work (66.1%) compared to the rest of the state. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
66.1% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Ravensthorpe is concentrated in agriculture, forestry and fishing (23.2%) and mining (13.0%). Other main industries include public administration and safety at 9.9%, followed by transport and warehousing at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 18.3%, and technicians and trades people at 13.4%.
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 Ravensthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51281/ravensthorpe/topic/employment