3.6% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Banjup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Banjup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Banjup, where 12.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment rate, with 65.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults in Banjup are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This is reflected in the 61.9% of people employed full-time, a figure slightly above the Western Australian average.
65.8% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, construction is a major employer at 11.9%. Retail trade (8.8%), manufacturing (7.4%), and mining (7.3%) also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.0%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 18.6%. Managers and clerical staff also make up a large part of the workforce at 15.5% and 12.5% respectively.
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 Banjup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50068/banjup/topic/employment