5.8% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Cannington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in East Cannington are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This high activity is seen alongside a jobless rate of 5.8%, which is much higher than most other areas. The local workforce is spread across various sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. However, full-time employment sits at 57.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
68.6% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 14.5%. Other major industries include accommodation and food (10.2%), retail trade (10.1%), and transport and warehousing (8.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.5%. Community and personal service roles account for 13.4% 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 East Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50453/east-cannington/topic/employment