4.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bedford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bedford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment rates in Bedford have stayed strong, with 67.7% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1% and higher than most similar areas. It is a workforce where full-time roles are common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Western Australian rate. While 60.3% are employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
67.7% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 60.3%
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 at 14.6%, followed by education and training at 10.6% and professional and technical roles at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 31.5%, while managers make up 14.6% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff account for 13.8% of workers.
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 Bedford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50091/bedford/topic/employment