5.3% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Canning Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Canning Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Canning Vale than across Australia. This activity is reflected in the 60.7% of residents who hold full-time jobs, a figure that sits slightly above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 65.9% of adults working or looking for work is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, the 5.3% unemployment rate is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
65.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
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 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.0% and education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.0% of the 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 Canning Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50245/canning-vale/topic/employment