5.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jurien Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Jurien Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Jurien Bay compared to other parts of the country. Only 53.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This means a larger proportion of the local population relies on other sources of income or is retired.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 53.2% of people in this category. While this is lower than most areas, it has risen slightly by 2.0 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
53.8% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is varied, with mining being the most common industry at 11.1%. Accommodation and food services follow closely at 10.8%, while construction accounts for 10.5% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%. Professionals follow at 15.5%, and labourers account for 14.4% of the local workforce.
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 Jurien Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515016/jurien-bay/topic/employment