3.0% ▼ -57.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 70% of adults in Glenfield are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3%, making it a productive area for its size.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 3%, which is a little below the 5.1% seen across Western Australia and the nation. About 60% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas.
70.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 59.8%
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 15.6%, followed by construction at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.2%, with community and personal service roles following at 16.7%.
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 Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50557/glenfield/topic/employment