3.7% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nedlands · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Nedlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Nedlands compared to the rest of the state, with only 55.6% of adults in this position. Despite this, the area has a high workforce presence and a very low unemployment rate of 3.7%, which is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. This is a little above the national figure, though the typical worker is less likely to be in full-time employment than those in the wider state.
62.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 55.6%
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 here at 21.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.2% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in high-level roles, with professionals making up 46% of jobs and managers accounting for another 18.8%.
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 Nedlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56580/nedlands/topic/employment