1.8% ▼ -58.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Pinjarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Pinjarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest employment group in West Pinjarra, where 24.1% of the workforce is in these roles. This area has a very strong employment rate, with an unemployment figure of only 1.8%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, at 65.8%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, though full-time employment at 57.5% is a little below the state average.
65.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between mining and manufacturing, which each employ 13.2% of people. Retail trade follows at 9.9%, with health care and social assistance accounting for 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
After trades, the most common roles are machinery operators and drivers at 14.2%, and professionals at 13.7%. Managers and clerical staff make up 12.7% and 10.4% of the local jobs respectively.
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 West Pinjarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51582/west-pinjarra/topic/employment