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+).
Westdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Westdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 10 point gap separates the full-time employment rate in Westdale from the Western Australian average. While 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the local workforce is heavily skewed towards farming and management. This is a small but active workforce with no reported unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical resident is more likely to be working or looking for work than those in most other areas. However, full-time employment is far below the state figure, with only 50% of the population in full-time roles.
64.3% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 66.7% of the workforce. Construction, education, and healthcare each make up 7.1% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workers in Westdale are managers, at 54.8%. The rest of the workforce is mostly made up of labourers at 14.3% and community and personal service workers at 11.9%.
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 Westdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51587/westdale/topic/employment