4.7% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cockburn · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Cockburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Cockburn than in most similar areas. This active local workforce sees 69.4% of adults engaged in the labour market, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of these roles are stable, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the highest for its level at 69.4%. Full-time employment is also a little above the Western Australian average at 61.5%, though this figure has fallen slightly since 2011.
69.4% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.4%, followed by construction at 9.3% and education and training at 9.2%. Retail trade and manufacturing also employ significant numbers of local residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%. Technicians and trades workers are also common at 16.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.2% 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 Cockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51820/cockburn/topic/employment