5.1% —
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geraldton (Agricultural) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Geraldton (Agricultural)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 60% of adults in Geraldton (Agricultural) are working or looking for work, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. While the job market is modest, most of those employed are in full-time roles. This workforce is spread across a variety of sectors, from health care to construction.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 60% of the population, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.
60.0% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% —
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and education and training at 10.4%. Construction and hospitality also employ significant numbers of local workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 17%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.9%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.5% of the local workforce.
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 Geraldton (Agricultural) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52301/geraldton/topic/employment