3.2% ▼ -63.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kulin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kulin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in full-time work since 2011 marks the biggest shift for workers in Kulin. While fewer people are now employed full-time, the town has a very low unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the state average. Full-time employment has also fallen by 19 points since 2011 to reach 52.4%, which is well below the national figure.
53.4% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural, forestry and fishing work is the most common industry here at 20.6%. Other major employers include education and training at 15.1% and public administration and safety at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.9%, and machinery operators and drivers at 15.1%.
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 Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522037/kulin/topic/employment