0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bailup · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment is the standout feature of the workforce in Bailup. This sparsely populated area sees a very high number of its adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Most of those employed work full-time, with the typical worker likely found in a trade or a management role.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 61.9%, sitting a little above the Western Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in a few key sectors, with construction leading at 23.8%. Mining and agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a large share of the work at 19% and 14.3% respectively.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common, accounting for 57.1% of workers. Managers make up another significant portion of the local workforce at 38.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bailup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50050/bailup/topic/employment