4.8% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manning - Waterford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Manning - Waterford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of working residents in Manning - Waterford are professionals, making it a highly skilled area. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.8% since 2011, fewer people are working full-time compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is low at 56.5%, well below the Western Australian rate of 60.2%.
60.1% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
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 13.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.2% and education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 35.4%, while managers make up 14.2% of the local workforce. Clerical and administrative staff account for another 12.1%.
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 Manning - Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506071146/manning-waterford/topic/employment