3.7% ▼ -62.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wokalup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wokalup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Wokalup have remained steady over the last decade. The area is now shaped by a strong farming presence, with nearly a third of the workforce tied to agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure. Of those in the workforce, 59.7% are employed full-time, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below both the state and national figures.
59.0% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 30.2% of the workforce. Other common fields include education and training at 14% and manufacturing at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%. Labourers account for 14.7% of the workforce, while professionals and clerical or administrative staff make up 14% and 10.9% 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 Wokalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51629/wokalup/topic/employment