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Albany · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Albany

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

Fewer adults in Albany are working or looking for work than in 2011, with the share of full-time employees falling by 2.8 percentage points over the decade. This shift contributes to a workforce that is now much smaller than in most other areas. Despite this, the local unemployment rate has improved, falling to 4.0%.

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📍 Albany, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Albany sits — Unemployment rate

4.0% ▼ -24.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Albany — lower than 66% of areas.

Albany4.0%
6330, WA 3.9%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 53.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 54.3%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national levels at 4.0%.

Unemployment rate

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4.0% ▼ -24.9%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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53.7% ▼ -2.9%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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54.3% ▼ -4.9%

Lower than 82% 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 in Albany, making up 19.7% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.3% and education and training at 9.7%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades workers and community and personal service workers, who both make up 14.5% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Albany — Professionals leads at 22%, ahead of Technicians & trades (15%) and Community & personal service (15%).

Professionals 21.3% Technicians & trades 14.5% Community & personal service 14.5% Managers 11.9% Labourers 11.3% Clerical & administrative 10.4% Sales workers 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers 5.8%

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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011225/albany/topic/employment