4.4% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mundaring · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Mundaring
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Mundaring compared to the rest of the state. While the unemployment rate sits at 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure, the overall share of the population in the workforce has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 1.9 percentage points over the last decade to reach 58.6%.
59.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.5%, followed by education and training at 10.0%. Construction and mining also make up a significant share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%, with technicians and trades workers following at 17.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff, managers, and community service workers.
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 Mundaring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56090/mundaring/topic/employment