3.4% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Capel · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Capel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Average employment levels define Capel, where the local job market sits around the middle compared to similar areas. While unemployment is low at 3.4%, a smaller share of adults are working or looking for work than in the wider state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also lower than the state and national figures, at 57.2%.
58.5% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.4%, while labourers and community and personal service workers also represent a significant slice 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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50251/capel/topic/employment