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Fitzroy Crossing · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Fitzroy Crossing

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

A far higher proportion of full-time workers live in Fitzroy Crossing than in the rest of the country. While only 51% of adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. This creates a sharp contrast with the state and national employment patterns.

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📍 Fitzroy Crossing, Urban Centre

Where Fitzroy Crossing sits — Unemployment rate

6.4% ▼ -1.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Fitzroy Crossing — higher than 72% of areas.

Fitzroy Crossing6.4%
6765, WA 5.1%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is very high at 71.5%, which is 13 points above the national figure and has risen 12 points since 2011. However, the unemployment rate of 6.4% is a little above the state and national figures of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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6.4% ▼ -1.8%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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51.0% ▼ -2.7%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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71.5% ▲ +20.2%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Jobs are heavily concentrated in social services, with 26.7% of people working in education and training and 24.7% in health care and social assistance. Public administration and safety also employ 9.9% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common at 26.2%, followed by community and personal service workers at 23.2%. Managers make up 14.5% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 9.9%.

Occupations people work in

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Fitzroy Crossing splits fairly evenly between Professionals (27%) and Community & personal service (24%), with Managers at 15%.

Professionals 26.2% Community & personal service 23.2% Managers 14.5% Clerical & administrative 9.9% Technicians & trades 8.4% Labourers 7.4% Sales workers 5.1% Machinery operators & drivers 2.8%

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 Fitzroy Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515014/fitzroy-crossing/topic/employment