4.6% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Craigie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Craigie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest work group in Craigie, where over 21% of workers hold these roles. This is a highly active workforce, with 70.3% of adults working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.3% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most other areas. Full-time employment is also common at 60.9%, while the 4.6% unemployment rate is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
70.3% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 13.8%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 13.4%, while 9.6% of people work in education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals, technicians and trades people make up 19.6% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.5%, while 12% of residents work in community and personal services.
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 Craigie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50350/craigie/topic/employment