3.9% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Armadale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Armadale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 69% of adults in Armadale are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. The area is defined by a highly employed workforce where 65.5% of people have full-time jobs. This strong employment rate is paired with a professional workforce and an unemployment rate that is a little below the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 68.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure at 65.5%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the state at 3.9%.
68.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 17.8%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 14.4%, followed by retail trade at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, accounting for 42.5% of jobs. Managers make up another 20.2% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 10.9%.
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 Armadale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20066/armadale/topic/employment