5.9% —
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Canning · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Canning
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low rate of adults working or looking for work is the main feature of Canning, where only 56.7% of adults are active in the labour market. This figure is well below the state and national averages. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.9%, fewer people are working full-time compared to five years ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has fallen slightly to 57.8%, while the unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure at 5.9%.
56.7% —
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% —
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 12.3% of the workforce. Construction (10.6%), mining (10.1%), and retail trade (9.9%) also employ significant portions of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Other common roles include professionals at 13.9%, and community and personal service workers at 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 Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED503/canning/topic/employment