5.2% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bullsbrook - West · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bullsbrook - West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Bullsbrook - West (L) compared to the rest of the country. Full-time employment has risen since 2011 and now sits well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.1% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time work is especially common at 65.5%, a rate that has risen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
67.1% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals at 18.2%, followed by mining at 8.4%. Health care and social assistance account for 6.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group at 26.1%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.3% and labourers at 14.8%.
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 Bullsbrook - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522009/bullsbrook-west/topic/employment