0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sabina River · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Sabina River and the rest of the country, where full-time employment is far lower than the state and national figures. Despite this, the area is remarkably stable with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, only 41.0% have full-time jobs. This is far below the 60.2% seen across Western Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
61.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.0% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split mainly between agriculture, forestry and fishing at 28.2% and construction at 23.1%. Education and training employ another 12.8% of residents.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 28.2%. Managers are the next most common at 17.9%, followed by labourers and community service workers at 15.4% each.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Sabina River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51318/sabina-river/topic/employment