3.5% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cottesloe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Cottesloe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 44.6% of the workforce in Cottesloe, marking it as a high-skill hub. While most adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment has dropped over the last decade. The area maintains a very low unemployment rate of 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, full-time employment fell 4.4 points since 2011 to 55.7%, leaving it well below the state and national averages.
63.8% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 55.7%
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 18.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.7%. Other key industries include education and training, mining, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the large number of professionals, nearly one in five workers are managers (19.9%). Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common, making up 9.2% of jobs.
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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011032/cottesloe/topic/employment