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Jobs & Industry in Cable Beach

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time work has become more common in Cable Beach, with 66.4% of the workforce now in these roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. Most adults here are active in the workforce, and the local unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little below the state and national figures.

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📍 Cable Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Cable Beach sits — Unemployment rate

3.4% ▲ +10.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cable Beach — lower than 52% of areas.

Cable Beach3.4%
6726, WA 3.4%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 67.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than in most other areas. This strong participation is mirrored in the high rate of full-time employment, which sits 6.2 percentage points above the Western Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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3.4% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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67.8% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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66.4% ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

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 18.6%, followed by education and training at 12.9%. Accommodation and food services also make up a significant part of the local economy at 9.7%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%, with managers and community and personal service workers both accounting for around 14%. Technicians and trades follow at 12.4%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Cable Beach — Professionals leads at 25%, ahead of Managers (15%) and Community & personal service (14%).

Professionals 24.4% Managers 14.6% Community & personal service 14.2% Technicians & trades 12.4% Clerical & administrative 11.8% Labourers 9.0% Sales workers 6.9% Machinery operators & drivers 5.0%

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 Cable Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50231/cable-beach/topic/employment