0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wattening · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wattening
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry in Wattening, where 41.7% of workers are employed in these fields. This is a highly active workforce, with 80% of adults working or looking for work—a figure far above the national average. The area is currently seeing an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 80% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the figures for Western Australia and Australia. This activity is backed by a very strong employment rate, with 61.1% of the population in full-time roles.
80.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 41.7% of people. Other notable industries include education and training at 11.1%, while wholesale trade and accommodation and food services each account for 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers, who make up 30.6% of roles, followed by professionals at 22.2%. Labourers account for 11.1% of occupations, while technicians, trades and sales workers each make up 8.3%.
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 Wattening [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51548/wattening/topic/employment