4.3% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Perth - Inner · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Perth - Inner
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high working rate of 67.1% defines Perth - Inner, where more adults are employed or seeking work than in most similar areas. This workforce is driven by a strong concentration of professionals and managers, with unemployment remaining low and stable at 4.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment fell 3.3 points since 2011 to 60.1%, the overall number of people in the workforce rose 2.8 points over that decade.
67.1% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 16.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.8%. Other major sectors include education and training, accommodation and food, and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 40.7% of roles, and managers at 16.4%. Clerical, administrative, and community service roles each account for around 10% of the jobs here.
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 Perth - Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/503/perth-inner/topic/employment