4.5% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bluff Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bluff Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Bluff Point are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas. While 55.9% of adults are in the labour force, health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.9%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
55.9% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 16.1%, followed by construction at 10.6% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.3%, while community and personal service work accounts for 15.8% of jobs.
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 Bluff Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50132/bluff-point/topic/employment