4.1% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Subiaco · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Subiaco
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher proportions of adults are working or looking for work in Subiaco compared to most similar areas. This workforce is largely employed in professional roles, with 65.7% of adults active in the labour market. The area maintains a strong employment profile that sits well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common at 61.2%, while the unemployment rate of 4.1% is a little below the state and national figures.
65.7% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 61.2%
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 19.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 17.7%. Other key sectors include education and training at 10.6% and mining at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles dominate the local workforce at 48.8%, which helps explain the high concentration of technical industry jobs. Managers make up another 15.4% of workers, while clerical and administrative roles account for 9.7%.
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 Subiaco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57980/subiaco/topic/employment