5.3% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bruce Rock · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bruce Rock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high proportion of full-time workers defines Bruce Rock, where 69.4% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%, though the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has risen 21 points since 2011 to reach 69.4%, which is well above the Western Australian average. However, the percentage of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 44.1%, a figure far below the national average.
44.1% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 16.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.8%. Public administration, safety, and health care each account for 11.2% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, each making up 17.3% of occupations. Machinery operators and drivers follow closely at 16.8%, while labourers make up 15.8%.
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 Bruce Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521009/bruce-rock/topic/employment