4.0% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 75% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broome · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Broome
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five people in Broome work in health care and social assistance, the area's largest employment sector. This community has a very strong job market, with a high number of people working or looking for work and an unemployment rate that is much lower than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 66.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also strong at 67.1%, though this is 3.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
66.6% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.1% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 67.1%
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 19.3%, followed by education and training at 11.8%. Other common industries include accommodation and food (9.0%), public administration and safety (8.6%), and retail trade (8.4%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14.4%), managers (13.6%), and technicians and trades (12.8%).
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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5002/broome/topic/employment