9.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wagerup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wagerup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of people are working or looking for work in Wagerup compared to the rest of the country. While 87.5% of those employed are in full-time roles, this activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 9.1%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 76.7% of adults doing so, far above the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This high participation is reflected in full-time employment, which sits at 87.5% and is far above the national average.
76.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
87.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with the largest group in agriculture, forestry and fishing at 37.5%. Other significant employers include manufacturing at 25% and electricity, gas and water at 20.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the biggest group of workers at 41.7%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a large slice of the workforce at 25%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.8%.
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 Wagerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51499/wagerup/topic/employment