4.8% ▲ +251.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyalkatchem · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyalkatchem
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job patterns in Wyalkatchem have remained steady over the last decade, though the town faces a significant gap in workforce participation. Only 46.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian figure. Among those employed, 58.6% are in full-time roles, while the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than in most similar areas.
46.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 24.3%. Other significant employers include education and training at 12.1%, and public administration and safety at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.3%. They are followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.7% and labourers at 14.3%.
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 Wyalkatchem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51654/wyalkatchem/topic/employment