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Glen Forrest - Darlington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Glen Forrest - Darlington

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

Professionals make up the largest slice of the workforce at 31% in Glen Forrest - Darlington. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, full-time employment is well below the national figure.

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📍 Glen Forrest - Darlington, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Glen Forrest - Darlington sits — Unemployment rate

4.1% ▲ +9.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Glen Forrest - Darlington — lower than 63% of areas.

Glen Forrest - Darlington4.1%
6071, WA 4.4%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment has fallen to 54.9%, a rate well below both the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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4.1% ▲ +9.9%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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65.4% ▼ -1.4%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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54.9% ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 13.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.0%.

Industries people work in

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Glen Forrest - Darlington splits fairly evenly between Education & training (14%) and Health care & social assistance (14%), with Professional & technical at 9%.

Education & training 13.3% Health care & social assistance 13.0% Professional & technical 9.1% Public administration & safety 8.0% Mining 8.0% Construction 7.4% Retail trade 7.3% Manufacturing 4.7% Accommodation & food 4.3% Other services 3.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals are the most common occupation at 31%, while managers make up 15.6% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 13.2%.

Occupations people work in

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In Glen Forrest - Darlington, the largest group is Professionals at 31%, followed by Managers (16%) and Technicians & trades (13%).

Professionals 31.0% Managers 15.6% Technicians & trades 13.2% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Community & personal service 11.0% Sales workers 6.7% Labourers 5.4% Machinery operators & drivers 4.2%

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 Glen Forrest - Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021050/glen-forrest-darlington/topic/employment