4.1% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leeming · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Leeming
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 67% of adults in Leeming are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While a high proportion of adults are active in the workforce, the share of full-time employment has fallen to 58.4% since 2011. This figure is a little below the Western Australian average.
67.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.5%, followed by education and training at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most typical occupation here, making up 31.9% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative jobs account for 15.3%.
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 Leeming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041180/leeming/topic/employment