5.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Canning · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Canning
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 5.9% than most similar areas marks the local job market in Canning. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the national average, full-time employment has dropped noticeably over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure. However, full-time employment fell 4.6 points since 2011 to 56.9%, leaving this area well below the Western Australian rate.
64.1% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 14.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.0% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.9%, with technicians and trades workers making up 13.2% of the local 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 Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50603/canning/topic/employment