4.6% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Edgewater · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Edgewater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Edgewater are working or looking for work, with 66.0% active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While many residents have steady jobs, the local unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the Western Australian average. Although more people are working or seeking work here than in most other areas, the unemployment rate is higher than in many similar places.
66.0% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 workers in Edgewater at 14.4%. This is followed by construction and education and training, which both account for 11.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 24.6% of workers. Technicians and trades people make up the next largest group at 17.0%, while 14.9% of the workforce are in clerical and administrative jobs.
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 Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50474/edgewater/topic/employment