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Cannington - Queens Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Cannington - Queens Park

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

A drop of 8.4 percentage points in full-time employment since 2011 highlights a shifting job market in Cannington - Queens Park. While more adults are now working or looking for work than a decade ago, the area faces an unemployment rate of 6.0%, which is much higher than most similar places.

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📍 Cannington - Queens Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cannington - Queens Park sits — Unemployment rate

6.0% ▼ -2.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cannington - Queens Park — higher than 75% of areas.

Cannington - Queens Park6.0%
6107, WA 6.1%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 67.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. However, full-time employment is lower than most areas at 57.1%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.

Unemployment rate

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6.0% ▼ -2.7%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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67.5% ▲ +5.5%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.1% ▼ -12.8%

Lower than 64% 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 biggest employer at 14.2%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.4%. Retail trade also makes up a large slice of the local workforce at 9.6%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 15.2%. Community and personal service roles are also common, accounting for 14.4% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Cannington - Queens Park splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Community & personal service at 15%.

Professionals 18.6% Technicians & trades 15.2% Community & personal service 14.4% Labourers 13.3% Clerical & administrative 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers 10.8% Sales workers 7.6% Managers 6.8%

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 Cannington - Queens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031127/cannington-queens-park/topic/employment