9.9% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Girrawheen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Girrawheen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Girrawheen has one of the highest unemployment rates among similar areas, sitting at 9.9%. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, and the proportion of full-time workers has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 9.9% is well above the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%. Only 56.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the state average.
56.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 at 14.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Many residents work as technicians and trades people (17.6%) or labourers (17.5%), while 15.0% work in community and personal service roles.
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 Girrawheen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031102/girrawheen/topic/employment