8.1% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beechboro · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beechboro
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 Beechboro, where 13.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While the proportion of people working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure, the area faces a significant challenge with unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.1%, which is well above the 5.1% seen across Australia and Western Australia. About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, and 59.8% are employed full-time.
61.1% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employment sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 9.9%. Other notable industries are accommodation and food services and manufacturing, both at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.3%, labourers at 14.1%, and clerical and administrative staff at 12.5%.
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 Beechboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50093/beechboro/topic/employment