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Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill

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

Well below the Western Australian average, only 60.7% of adults in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill are working or looking for work. This reflects a trend where employment has dipped over the last decade. Health care and education are the biggest employers in the area, while professionals make up the largest group of workers.

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📍 Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▲ +32.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill — lower than 58% of areas.

Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill4.3%
6076, WA 3.9%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment has fallen 2.3 points since 2011 to 58.3%, which is a little below the state figure. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, slightly lower than the national and state figures of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▲ +32.5%

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

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

Labour-force participation

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60.7% ▼ -3.9%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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58.3% ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is concentrated in health care and social assistance (12.0%) and education and training (11.1%). Construction, retail trade, and professional services also employ significant numbers of residents.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals are the most common worker type at 24.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (15.3%) and managers (15.1%), followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.5%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill — Professionals leads at 25%, ahead of Technicians & trades (16%) and Managers (15%).

Professionals 24.2% Technicians & trades 15.3% Managers 15.1% Clerical & administrative 14.5% Community & personal service 10.0% Sales workers 7.1% Labourers 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers 6.0%

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 Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051140/kalamunda-maida-vale-gooseberry-hill/topic/employment