3.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gooseberry Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gooseberry Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A diverse mix of professional and trade roles shapes the working life of Gooseberry Hill. While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the local workforce is notably skewed towards high-skill roles. This balance reflects a community where many residents hold professional or managerial positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australia figure. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, a little below both the state and national rates of 5.1%.
60.6% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 at 12.6%, followed closely by education and training at 11.9%. Other significant sectors include professional services (9.8%), construction (9.3%), and mining (7.7%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 29.4% of workers, while 17.7% are managers. Other typical jobs include clerical and administrative roles (13.6%) and technicians and trades (13.2%).
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 Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50571/gooseberry-hill/topic/employment