4.6% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ashby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ashby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 61% of adults in Ashby are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. The area's employment patterns align closely with Western Australia, though unemployment is slightly higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are in the workforce, with 59.7% employed full-time. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia, though the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most areas.
61.0% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 for local workers at 15.1%, followed by construction at 13.2% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 18.2% of the local workforce, closely followed by professionals at 17.9% and clerical or administrative staff at 14.8%.
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 Ashby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50032/ashby/topic/employment