13.2% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warakurna · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Warakurna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than a third of adults in Warakurna are working or looking for work, reflecting a small local job market. This community has seen a sharp drop in employment since 2011, with a small number of residents now finding work in professional and community roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 26.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen by 29 points since 2011 to 32.4%, while the unemployment rate has risen to 13.2%, well above the Western Australian rate of 5.1%.
26.6% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
32.4% ▼ -47.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Warakurna is concentrated in education and training (37.8%) and arts and recreation (35.1%). Other services and media and telecommunications make up the rest of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers are in professional roles (59.5%) or management (21.6%). Community and personal service workers and clerical staff each make up 10.8% 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 Warakurna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522063/warakurna/topic/employment