Broome · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Broome

Name: Jobs & Industry in Broome — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

A significantly higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Broome compared to the national figure. This includes a very strong rate of full-time employment, which sits well above both the state and national averages. While the number of people in the workforce has dropped since 2011, the unemployment rate remains low at 4.0%.

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📍 Broome, Urban Centre

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is a standout here at 67.1%, well above the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a workforce participation rate of 66.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas, even though it has fallen 9.5 points since 2011.

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 major sectors include accommodation and food services at 9.0% and public administration and safety at 8.6%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Broome — Health care & social assistance leads at 20%, ahead of Education & training (12%) and Accommodation & food (9%).

Health care & social assistance 19.3% Education & training 11.8% Accommodation & food 9.0% Public administration & safety 8.6% Retail trade 8.4% Construction 7.5% Transport & warehousing 6.5% Other services 3.8% Administrative & support 3.7% Professional & technical 3.0%

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 at 14.4%, managers at 13.6%, and technicians and trades at 12.8%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Broome — Professionals leads at 24%, ahead of Community & personal service (15%) and Managers (14%).

Professionals 23.3% Community & personal service 14.4% Managers 13.6% Technicians & trades 12.8% Clerical & administrative 12.8% Labourers 8.8% Sales workers 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers 4.9%

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/ucl/UCL513001/broome/topic/employment

Broome	4.0%
6725, WA	5.7%
Western Australia	5.1%
Australia	5.1%

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