5.3% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warwick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warwick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working residents defines daily life in Warwick, where 63.4% of adults are employed or seeking work. This is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas, though the unemployment rate is slightly higher than usual at 5.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 58.3%, a little below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
63.4% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance, where 14.4% of the workforce is employed. Construction and education and training follow closely, each employing 11.3% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four residents are professionals, accounting for 25.6% of all jobs. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 14.8% and technicians and trades at 14.7%.
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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51541/warwick/topic/employment