4.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fremantle · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Fremantle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 37.5% of the local workforce in Fremantle. This high concentration of skilled roles is mirrored in the local industry, where health and education are the biggest employers. Overall, the area has a high rate of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas. However, full-time employment has fallen by 4.1 points since 2011 and is now well below the state figure at 56.4%.
63.6% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 15.7%, followed by education and training at 12.5% and professional and technical services at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 15% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 11.5%. Technicians and trades follow at 11%, with clerical and administrative roles at 9.1%.
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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53430/fremantle/topic/employment