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Murray-Wellington (South West) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Murray-Wellington (South West)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Technicians and trades make up the largest work group in Murray-Wellington (South West), where 20.5% of people hold these roles. The area has a diverse employment base, though the proportion of adults working or looking for work is now well below the national figure.

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📍 Murray-Wellington (South West), State Electorate

Where Murray-Wellington (South West) sits — Unemployment rate

5.5% ▲ +9.3%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Murray-Wellington (South West) — higher than 66% of areas.

Murray-Wellington (South West)5.5%
Rest of WA 4.2%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 58.2%, while the unemployment rate is 5.5%, slightly higher than the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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5.5% ▲ +9.3%

Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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56.7% ▼ -6.2%

Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.2% ▼ -4.9%

Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing leading at 12.6%, followed by mining at 11.2% and health care and social assistance at 10.6%. Construction and retail trade also make up significant shares of employment.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Beyond the high number of technicians and trades, 14% of workers are labourers and 13.3% are machinery operators and drivers. Professionals and community and personal service workers each account for about 11% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Murray-Wellington (South West) — Technicians & trades leads at 21%, ahead of Labourers (14%) and Machinery operators & drivers (14%).

Technicians & trades 20.5% Labourers 14.0% Machinery operators & drivers 13.3% Professionals 11.3% Community & personal service 11.2% Managers 10.3% Clerical & administrative 10.0% Sales workers 7.5%

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 Murray-Wellington (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54006/murray-wellington/topic/employment