2.2% ▼ -69.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paraburdoo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Paraburdoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining dominates the local economy in Paraburdoo, where 61.8% of the workforce is employed in that single industry. This creates a strong job market with a very high proportion of full-time roles and very few people out of work. Since 2011, the number of adults working or looking for work has risen by 17 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 71.8%, a rate that has risen 14 points since 2011. This strength is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is just 2.2% and much lower than most other areas.
67.1% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.8% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The industry profile is heavily skewed towards mining, which employs 61.8% of the workforce. Other smaller sectors include education and training at 5.9% and administrative support at 4.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Many residents work as machinery operators and drivers, making up 39.1% of all jobs. Technicians and trades people also make up a large share at 21.9%, while labourers account for 8.6%.
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 Paraburdoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515029/paraburdoo/topic/employment