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Useless Loop · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Useless Loop

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Useless Loop compared to the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area is defined by a unique job market where mining dominates and unemployment is non-existent.

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📍 Useless Loop, Suburb / Locality

Where Useless Loop sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Useless Loop — lower than 99% of areas.

Useless Loop0.0%
6537, WA 2.1%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Adults working or looking for work make up 73.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.6%, while the unemployment rate is well below the state and national figures of 5.1% at 0.0%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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73.7% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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61.6% —

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Mining is the primary employer for the area, accounting for 72.6% of jobs. Other smaller sectors include education and training at 6.8% and arts and recreation at 5.5%.

Industries people work in

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In Useless Loop, Mining is the majority at 85%; Education & training is next at 8%.

Mining 72.6% Education & training 6.8% Arts & recreation 5.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up 30.1% of the workforce, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 23.3%. Community and personal service roles account for 6.8% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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In Useless Loop, the largest group is Technicians & trades at 41%, followed by Machinery operators & drivers (31%) and Community & personal service (9%).

Technicians & trades 30.1% Machinery operators & drivers 23.3% Community & personal service 6.8% Professionals 5.5% Managers 4.1% Labourers 4.1%

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 Useless Loop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51484/useless-loop/topic/employment