3.8% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Applecross · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Applecross
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Applecross have remained relatively steady over the last decade. The area is defined by a highly skilled workforce, with over half of all working residents employed in professional or managerial roles. This creates a local job profile that is strongly weighted toward high-level expertise and leadership.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, a little below both the Western Australian and national rates of 5.1%.
61.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.0%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 7.9% and mining at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 37.3% of jobs, while managers account for another 20.5%. These high-level roles dominate the landscape, with clerical and administrative staff following at 12.6%.
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 Applecross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50022/applecross/topic/employment