4.4% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Joondalup · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Joondalup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A falling share of full-time roles marks the recent shift in Joondalup, where the percentage of people in full-time work dropped 2.5 points since 2011. Despite this, the area remains a powerhouse for employment, with a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 4.4% is about the same as the state and national figures, full-time employment has dipped to 58.1%.
67.3% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 58.1%
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 13.6%, followed by construction at 11.5% and education and training at 11.0%. Retail trade and professional services each employ about 8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 25.3% of jobs. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.2% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.9%.
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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54170/joondalup/topic/employment