6.9% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Butler · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Butler
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Butler than in most similar areas. While 69.5% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.9%, which is a little above the 5.1% seen across Western Australia and Australia. About 59% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is roughly the same as the national figure.
69.5% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 for local workers at 14.6%. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 11.8% and construction at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.5%. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.1%, with professionals accounting for 14.2% 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 Butler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50229/butler/topic/employment