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Midland - Guildford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Midland - Guildford

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

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Midland - Guildford, where 15.2% of workers are in this field. While full-time work is common, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most other similar places. The number of people working or looking for work is notably lower than the state and national figures.

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📍 Midland - Guildford, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Midland - Guildford sits — Unemployment rate

6.5% ▼ -1.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Midland - Guildford — higher than 81% of areas.

Midland - Guildford6.5%
6056, WA 5.8%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 6.5% of people are unemployed, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. This comes alongside a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work (57.7%) compared to Western Australia's 63.9%.

Unemployment rate

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6.5% ▼ -1.1%

Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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57.7% ▲ +0.9%

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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60.5% ▼ -8.8%

Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance (15.2%) and retail trade (10.3%). Construction, public administration, and mining each employ around 7% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (14.3%), community and personal service workers (13.6%), and labourers (11.9%).

Occupations people work in

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Midland - Guildford splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Technicians & trades (15%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Professionals 18.8% Technicians & trades 14.3% Community & personal service 13.6% Labourers 11.9% Clerical & administrative 11.4% Machinery operators & drivers 9.9% Managers 9.8% Sales workers 8.3%

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 Midland - Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031066/midland-guildford/topic/employment