22.9% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warmun · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warmun
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance roles dominate the workforce in Warmun, where 27.9% of workers are in this field. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 22.9% which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Very few adults are working or looking for work, at just 38.1%, which is far below the Western Australian figure. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national levels at 53.8%.
38.1% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Along with health care, a quarter of the workforce is employed in education and training. Other notable industries include accommodation and food services at 8.7% and administrative support at 5.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 32.7%. This is followed by labourers at 13.5% and professionals at 12.5%.
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 Warmun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51533/warmun/topic/employment