3.5% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cottesloe · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Cottesloe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Cottesloe than in most similar areas. While 63.5% of adults are active in the labour market, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is lower than most areas at 3.5%, which is a little below the state and national figures of 5.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the national figure, sitting at 55.4%.
63.5% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 18.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals and managers, who make up 44.8% and 20% of all occupations respectively.
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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52170/cottesloe/topic/employment