6.3% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Belmont · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Belmont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Belmont than in most similar areas. A high number of residents have full-time roles, though the local unemployment rate of 6.3% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.3% of adults active in the labour force, well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also strong at 63%, which is a little above the Western Australian average.
65.3% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.0%
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 12.2%, followed by mining at 8.9% and retail trade at 8.8%. Other major sectors include accommodation and food (8.5%) and construction (8.0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 19.8%, while technicians and trades make up 17.3% of the workforce. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 12.3% and community and personal service at 12.0%.
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 Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50105/belmont/topic/employment