5.8% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wagin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wagin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wagin compared to the rest of the state. Only 48.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is significantly lower than the 63.9% seen across Western Australia. This creates a distinct employment profile for the town.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of full-time workers is 52.2%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the state average of 5.1%.
48.9% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 16% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 12.5%, with retail trade making up 9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 18%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.8%. Managers make up 13.6% of workers, while machinery operators and drivers account for 11.3%.
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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51501/wagin/topic/employment