4.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beeliar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beeliar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Beeliar than in most similar areas. About 75% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the national figure. This strong participation is reflected in the high proportion of people employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate of 74.7% that is far above the Western Australian figure. Full-time employment is also high at 62.1%, while the 4.1% unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures.
74.7% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 62.1%
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 for local workers at 13.6%. Other significant sectors include construction at 9.2% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%. This is followed closely by technicians and trades people at 18.5%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13.4%.
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 Beeliar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50098/beeliar/topic/employment