6.7% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wannanup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wannanup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.7% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas, making it a key challenge for Wannanup. This is a place where fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This is reflected in the workforce, where full-time employment is also well below the national average at 55.6%.
54.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 12.6%, followed by construction at 11.1% and health care and social assistance at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 19.7%, while 14.7% of the workforce are professionals.
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 Wannanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51525/wannanup/topic/employment