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Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

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

Almost 68% of adults in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity supports a workforce where full-time employment is more common than in most other areas. It is a professional hub where nearly a third of workers are employed as professionals.

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📍 Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford sits — Unemployment rate

4.5% ▲ +2.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford — lower than 51% of areas.

Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford4.5%
6053, WA 4.1%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work has risen to 68%, which is well above the Western Australian and national figures. Full-time employment is also slightly higher than the state average at 61.6%, though this has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has barely changed over the last decade and sits at 4.5%.

Unemployment rate

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4.5% ▲ +2.9%

Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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68.0% ▲ +4.7%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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61.6% ▼ -5.3%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 for local workers at 13.9%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 10.4%, and education and training at 10.0%.

Industries people work in

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Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (15%) and Professional & technical (11%), with Education & training at 10%.

Health care & social assistance 13.9% Professional & technical 10.4% Education & training 10.0% Public administration & safety 8.2% Construction 7.5% Retail trade 7.5% Mining 6.3% Accommodation & food 6.3% Transport & warehousing 4.2% Manufacturing 3.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.4%. Other common roles include managers at 14.0% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.0%.

Occupations people work in

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In Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford, the largest group is Professionals at 31%, followed by Managers (14%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 30.4% Managers 14.0% Clerical & administrative 13.0% Technicians & trades 12.3% Community & personal service 11.1% Labourers 6.8% Sales workers 6.5% Machinery operators & drivers 4.7%

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 Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011045/bayswater-embleton-bedford/topic/employment