0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Pingelly · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in West Pingelly compared to the rest of the country. With 68.7% of adults in the workforce, the area shows a strong employment trend and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. This is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 66.7%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. This contributes to a workforce participation rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
More than half of the local workforce (56.1%) works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include wholesale trade and education and training, both at 8.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of all workers in West Pingelly are managers, at 50.9%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common, making up 10.5% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in West Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51581/west-pingelly/topic/employment