4.4% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Joondalup · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Joondalup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Joondalup than in most similar areas. This strong workforce is anchored by a healthy employment rate, though the proportion of people in full-time roles has dropped slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.3% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is lower than most areas.
67.3% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 58.1%
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 13.6%, followed by construction at 11.5% and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for a quarter of the workforce (25.3%), with technicians and trades making up another 15.2%.
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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50501/joondalup/topic/employment