7.2% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bellevue · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bellevue
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 7.2% than most similar areas marks the job market in Bellevue. While more adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, a significant number of residents struggle to find stable employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.6%, roughly the same as across Western Australia.
63.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.3%, followed by retail trade at 9.7% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.5%, while professionals account for 13.9% of the local workforce.
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 Bellevue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50104/bellevue/topic/employment