4.1% ▼ -41.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Centennial Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Centennial Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Centennial Park compared to the rest of the state. Only 46.1% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This low participation rate is a standout feature of the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The workforce is small, with only 53% of people employed full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
46.1% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.3%, followed by retail trade at 16% and manufacturing at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 17.8%, with technicians and trades workers following closely at 17.4%.
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 Centennial Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50278/centennial-park/topic/employment