5.1% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Donnybrook · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Donnybrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the biggest slice of the workforce in Donnybrook, accounting for 17% of jobs. The town has a varied employment base and a full-time work rate that has climbed to 57.3% over the last decade. However, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure and fell 15 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
52.1% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 12.4%, followed by mining at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and construction both account for 9.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond labourers, technicians and trades are common at 16.6%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 13.6% of the workforce. Managers and professionals each represent about 11% of local jobs.
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 Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515011/donnybrook/topic/employment