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Beagle Bay · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Beagle Bay

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

A gap of 23 percentage points separates Beagle Bay from the national average in terms of adults working or looking for work. Very few residents hold full-time roles, and the local unemployment rate is far above the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Beagle Bay, Urban Centre

Where Beagle Bay sits — Unemployment rate

18.5% ▲ +418.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Beagle Bay — higher than 94% of areas.

Beagle Bay18.5%
6725, WA 5.7%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 37.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that fell 26 points since 2011. Unemployment is among the highest in the region at 18.5%, while full-time employment is far below the state average at 45.1%.

Unemployment rate

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18.5% ▲ +418.5%

Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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37.9% ▼ -40.9%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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45.1% ▼ -21.5%

Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Education and training is the most common industry here, employing 32.4% of the workforce. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 16.9%, and public administration and safety at 12.7%.

Industries people work in

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In Beagle Bay, the largest group is Education & training at 32%, followed by Health care & social assistance (17%) and Public administration & safety (13%).

Education & training 32.4% Health care & social assistance 16.9% Public administration & safety 12.7% Construction 8.5% Administrative & support 8.5% Mining 7.0% Media & telecommunications 5.6% Other services 5.6% Arts & recreation 4.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up the largest group of local jobs at 23.9%. This is followed by professionals at 18.3% and clerical and administrative workers at 14.1%.

Occupations people work in

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In Beagle Bay, the largest group is Community & personal service at 31%, followed by Professionals (24%) and Clerical & administrative (19%).

Community & personal service 23.9% Professionals 18.3% Clerical & administrative 14.1% Sales workers 5.6% Labourers 5.6% Managers 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers 4.2%

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 Beagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522005/beagle-bay/topic/employment