4.8% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bassendean · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Bassendean
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A decline in full-time employment to 61.2% marks the biggest shift in the Bassendean workforce since 2011. While the number of people working or looking for work remains high, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
64.8% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 61.2%
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 for local workers at 13.9%, followed by education and training at 10.0%. Construction and professional services each employ around 8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.1%. Technicians and tradespeople are the next most common, accounting for 14.7% of the local 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 Bassendean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50350/bassendean/topic/employment