3.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bayonet Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bayonet Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Bayonet Head have shifted over the last decade, with the local workforce now showing a diverse mix of professional and trade roles. The area's current employment levels sit slightly below national figures, with a healthy 56.3% of residents working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, the local unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
58.8% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 here at 16.4%, followed by retail trade at 13.7%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 9.1% and construction at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split fairly evenly across several roles, with technicians and trades leading at 15.6%. Professionals follow closely at 15.4%, while community and personal service workers make up 14.6% of the local 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 Bayonet Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50082/bayonet-head/topic/employment