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Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale

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

Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale since 2011, with the rate falling by 2.4 percentage points to 59.0%. Despite this, the area has a strong proportion of full-time workers. About 62.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale sits — Unemployment rate

5.8% ▲ +5.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale — higher than 72% of areas.

Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale5.8%
6056, WA 5.8%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure of 5.1%. While full-time employment remains common, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is well below the state average.

Unemployment rate

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5.8% ▲ +5.5%

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

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

Labour-force participation

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59.0% ▼ -3.9%

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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62.2% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 75% 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 13.2%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.3%, construction at 8.6%, and education and training at 8.0%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%. Professionals are the next most common at 15.1%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 13.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (19%) and Professionals (15%), with Clerical & administrative at 14%.

Technicians & trades 18.4% Professionals 15.1% Clerical & administrative 13.3% Community & personal service 12.5% Labourers 10.5% Managers 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers 9.5% Sales workers 8.6%

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 Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021054/swan-view-greenmount-midvale/topic/employment