3.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Winnejup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Winnejup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is a standout feature of Winnejup, where 67% of the workforce holds these roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. Most of the local economy is driven by farming and mining, with a high proportion of residents in management positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 70.5%. This high activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%.
70.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 39.4% of the workforce. Mining is also significant at 14.9%, followed by other services at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large share of the local workforce at 42.6%. Other common roles include professionals at 16% and technicians and tradespeople at 11.7%.
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 Winnejup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51622/winnejup/topic/employment