3.7% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Churchlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Churchlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Churchlands than in most similar areas. This active workforce is anchored by a high number of professional roles, with 40.4% of residents working as professionals. The area maintains a steady employment profile that closely mirrors national trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, slightly lower than both the state and national rates of 5.1%.
66.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.9%
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 16.5%. Other major sectors include professional and technical services at 13% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 40.4%, followed by managers at 16.5%. Community and personal service workers account for 10.9% 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 Churchlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50293/churchlands/topic/employment