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Canning Vale - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Canning Vale - West

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

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Canning Vale - West, where 13.5% of the workforce is employed. This area has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate has risen to 5.3% since 2011.

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📍 Canning Vale - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Canning Vale - West sits — Unemployment rate

5.3% ▲ +37.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Canning Vale - West — higher than 64% of areas.

Canning Vale - West5.3%
6155, WA 5.5%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, roughly the same as the state and national averages.

Unemployment rate

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5.3% ▲ +37.4%

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

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

Labour-force participation

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68.4% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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59.5% ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The top industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.5%, education and training at 10.2%, and retail trade at 9.9%. Construction and professional services each account for 7.5% of jobs.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.1% of workers. Other significant roles include clerical and administrative jobs at 13.7%, technicians and trades at 13.4%, and managers at 13.1%.

Occupations people work in

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In Canning Vale - West, the largest group is Professionals at 26%, followed by Clerical & administrative (14%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 25.1% Clerical & administrative 13.7% Technicians & trades 13.4% Managers 13.1% Community & personal service 10.7% Sales workers 9.0% Labourers 7.5% Machinery operators & drivers 5.8%

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 Canning Vale - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031125/canning-vale-west/topic/employment