13.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warakurna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warakurna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 59.5% of the workforce in Warakurna, making it the most common occupation here. However, overall employment is very low, with only 26.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 32.4% of people are employed full-time, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. The unemployment rate is 13.2%, well above both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
26.6% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
32.4% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most of the local workforce is employed in Education and training (37.8%) or Arts and recreation (35.1%). Other services and Media and telecommunications also make up a portion of the local industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local job market is dominated by Professionals (59.5%) and Managers (21.6%). Community and personal service workers and Clerical and administrative staff each account for 10.8% of occupations.
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 Warakurna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51528/warakurna/topic/employment