0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellstead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wellstead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny fraction of the local workforce is out of work, as Wellstead currently reports a 0.0% unemployment rate. The area has a small working population, with only 53.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 51.4%, sitting well below the national figure of 58.9%. However, the local job market is very tight, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
53.3% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is split almost evenly between two sectors, with 37.1% of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 34.3% in retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.0%, followed by labourers at 25.7%. Professionals and machinery operators and drivers each account for 11.4% of the workforce.
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 Wellstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51562/wellstead/topic/employment