4.5% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While 71.9% of the adult population is in the workforce, this is 11 percentage points higher than the national figure. It is a productive area where full-time employment is also well above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, rising 4 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is also high at 63%, though this fell 5.2 points over the last decade. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
71.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 63.0%
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%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.4%. Other significant sectors include mining at 8.3%, education and training at 8.1%, and accommodation and food services at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.6%. Managers are the next most common at 13.3%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 11.8% and community and personal service workers at 11.4%.
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 Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506021123/victoria-park-lathlain-burswood/topic/employment