4.6% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalamunda · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Kalamunda
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 Kalamunda than in most similar areas. While 64.1% of the adult population is active in the labour force, the proportion of full-time roles has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 60.5%, while the unemployment rate of 4.6% is about the same as the state and national figures.
64.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.5%
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 11.8%, followed by construction at 9.4% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.8%, with technicians and trades following closely at 17.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.4%.
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 Kalamunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54200/kalamunda/topic/employment