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Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood

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

Higher unemployment rates than most nearby areas shape the daily working life of Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood. While 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the 7.2% unemployment rate has risen since 2011. This is a bit higher than the state and national figures.

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📍 Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood sits — Unemployment rate

7.2% ▲ +28.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood — higher than 86% of areas.

Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood7.2%
6036, WA 6.3%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment fell by 7.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.8%, which is about the same as the national figure. The number of adults working or looking for work has stayed steady at 63.3%.

Unemployment rate

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7.2% ▲ +28.8%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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63.3% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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58.8% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 50% 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 14.3%. Construction and retail trade also employ a significant share of the workforce at 11.3% and 11.1% respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.1%, with professionals and clerical staff also making up a large part of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (18%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Professionals at 13%.

Technicians & trades 17.8% Community & personal service 15.1% Professionals 13.1% Clerical & administrative 12.6% Labourers 12.1% Sales workers 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers 9.0% Managers 8.5%

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 Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031099/butler-merriwa-ridgewood/topic/employment