5.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bakers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bakers Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bakers Hill compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, a higher-than-average 60.1% of the workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both Western Australia and the national average. However, those who are employed tend to have full-time roles.
55.5% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 12.1%, followed by public administration and safety at 10.9% and health care and social assistance at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.0%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.4% of occupations.
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 Bakers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50051/bakers-hill/topic/employment