4.6% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burswood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burswood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common occupation in Burswood, where 28.2% of workers are professionals. The area has a strong employment profile, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is especially common here at 67.7%, though the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most areas.
69.3% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 12.2%. Professional and technical services and mining both follow at 10.9% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from the large number of professionals, managers make up 18.1% of the workforce. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 12.4% and technicians and trades at 10%.
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 Burswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50226/burswood/topic/employment