22.9% ▲ +327.5%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warmun · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Warmun
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in employment has hit Warmun since 2011, with the number of adults working or looking for work falling by 20 percentage points. Only 38.1% of adults are now in the labour force, while the unemployment rate has climbed to 22.9%, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 16 points since 2011 to 53.8%, a figure well below the Western Australian average of 60.2%. At 22.9%, the unemployment rate is now among the highest for similar areas.
38.1% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most workers are employed in health care and social assistance (27.9%) or education and training (25.0%). Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 32.7%. Labourers make up 13.5% of the workforce, followed by professionals at 12.5%.
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 Warmun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522064/warmun/topic/employment