4.9% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ardross · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ardross
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Ardross than in most similar areas. While 65.9% of adults are in the labour force, a higher than usual number are currently unemployed at 4.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 65.9%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 56.8% is well below the Western Australian average.
65.9% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 15.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.4% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.6%. Managers are the next most common role at 16.9%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 11.6% of jobs.
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 Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50024/ardross/topic/employment