0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wiluna · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wiluna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the current job market in Wiluna (L). While the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen sharply since 2011, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 73.5%, a rate that has risen since 2011. However, only 51.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
51.5% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 85.9%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.5% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the largest employer in the area at 24.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 15.7% and education and training at 14.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians, tradespeople and labourers, who each make up 16.7% of occupations, with machinery operators and drivers accounting for another 12.7%.
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 Wiluna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522067/wiluna/topic/employment