5.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swan · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Swan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high workforce participation rate of 67.8% defines Swan, where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the area is active, the share of full-time roles has fallen slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national rate. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 61.8%, though the unemployment rate is higher than most areas at 5.3%.
67.8% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 61.8%
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 13.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.2% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.0%, with professionals accounting for 15.0% of the workforce.
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 Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50403/swan/topic/employment