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Jigalong · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Jigalong

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

Professionals make up 42.9% of the workforce in Jigalong, the largest occupational group in the area. This is a sparsely populated community where employment patterns have shifted significantly, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work rising 26 points since 2011.

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📍 Jigalong, Urban Centre

Where Jigalong sits — Unemployment rate

40.2% ▲ +181.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Jigalong — higher than 99% of areas.

Jigalong40.2%
6753, WA 3.3%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is among the highest for similar areas at 40.2%, and full-time employment is well below the state average.

Unemployment rate

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40.2% ▲ +181.7%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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43.9% ▲ +147.4%

Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.4% ▲ +25.7%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in Jigalong is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 23.8%, followed by education and training at 16.7% and health care and social assistance at 14.3%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Jigalong — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 24%, ahead of Education & training (17%) and Health care & social assistance (15%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 23.8% Education & training 16.7% Health care & social assistance 14.3% Public administration & safety 9.5% Arts & recreation 9.5% Other services 9.5% Mining 7.1% Administrative & support 7.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Almost half of the workforce are professionals, while 26.2% are managers and 19.0% work in community and personal services.

Occupations people work in

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In Jigalong, the largest group is Professionals at 44%, followed by Managers (27%) and Community & personal service (20%).

Professionals 42.9% Managers 26.2% Community & personal service 19.0% Sales workers 9.5%

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 Jigalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522031/jigalong/topic/employment