3.4% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bayonet Head - Lower King · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bayonet Head - Lower King
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer residents are in the workforce here than in most similar areas, with Bayonet Head - Lower King seeing only 59% of adults working or looking for work. While full-time employment is notably low, the local unemployment rate of 3.4% is also much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.7% of people work full-time, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2% and has fallen since 2011. This stands alongside a local unemployment rate that is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
59.0% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 54.7%
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 17%, followed by retail trade at 12% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, while technicians and trades people account for 16.1% of occupations.
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 Bayonet Head - Lower King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011227/bayonet-head-lower-king/topic/employment