4.8% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leonora · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Leonora
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 Leonora than across the state, with 79.2% of the workforce in permanent roles. This shift is a major change from a decade ago, as full-time employment has risen by 21 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work—well below the national figure of 61.1%—the unemployment rate of 4.8% is about the same as for Western Australia and Australia.
52.1% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
79.2% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 79.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 22.1%, followed by public administration and safety at 15.8% and accommodation and food services at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 17.9%, while community and personal service workers and labourers both make up 16.7% of the 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 Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521031/leonora/topic/employment