5.1% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellard (West) - Bertram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Wellard (West) - Bertram than in most similar areas. About 74.2% of adults are active in the labour market, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is matched by a strong rate of full-time employment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 74.2%, far above the Western Australian figure. While full-time employment is well above the national rate at 63.5%, this is down 5.5 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.1% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
74.2% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 15.4%. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 8.8% and construction at 8.3%, followed by manufacturing and food services.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%, followed closely by professionals at 16.7%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.9% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wellard (West) - Bertram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031169/wellard-bertram/topic/employment