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Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield, where 13.9% of employees work in this field. The area has a strong employment profile, with 64.8% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.

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📍 Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield sits — Unemployment rate

4.8% ▲ +5.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield — higher than 55% of areas.

Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield4.8%
6054, WA 5.6%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A higher share of people here are working or looking for work compared to most areas. While full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.2%, this rate has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.8% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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64.8% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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61.2% ▼ -5.6%

Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Besides health care, many locals work in education and training (10%) and construction (8.8%). Professional and technical services and retail trade also make up significant shares of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents at 26.1%. Other typical jobs include technicians and trades at 14.7%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 13.3%.

Occupations people work in

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In Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield, the largest group is Professionals at 26%, followed by Technicians & trades (15%) and Clerical & administrative (14%).

Professionals 26.1% Technicians & trades 14.7% Clerical & administrative 13.3% Managers 12.1% Community & personal service 11.3% Labourers 7.8% Sales workers 7.6% Machinery operators & drivers 5.8%

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 Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011044/bassendean-eden-hill-ashfield/topic/employment