3.9% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Floreat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Floreat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Floreat, where 68.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While few people are unemployed, the area has a lower proportion of full-time workers compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the state and national figures of 5.1%, though it has risen slightly since 2011. Full-time employment stands at 56.9%, well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
68.1% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 18.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.9%. Other common industries include education and training at 10.7% and mining at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a large portion of the workforce at 43.3%, while 20.5% work as managers. Clerical and administrative roles account for 10.8% of jobs in the area.
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 Floreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011033/floreat/topic/employment