3.8% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenmount · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greenmount
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Steady employment patterns have defined Greenmount since 2011, with 60% of the workforce now in full-time roles. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
58.8% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
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 local workers at 12.5%. Other significant sectors include education and training at 9.4% and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, accounting for 20.5% of workers. Technicians and trades make up 15.8%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Greenmount
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50585/greenmount/topic/employment