Guildford · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Guildford

Name: Jobs & Industry in Guildford — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More people in Guildford are working full-time now than in previous years, with 60.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. The local workforce is diverse, with a strong presence in health, education, and professional services.

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📍 Guildford, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While the unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the state and national figures, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is 58.3%. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.1%, followed by education and training at 13.5%. Professional and technical services employ 10.5% of the workforce, while mining and retail trade both sit around 7.7% to 7.8%.

Industries people work in

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Guildford splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (15%) and Education & training (14%), with Professional & technical at 11%.

Health care & social assistance 15.1% Education & training 13.5% Professional & technical 10.5% Mining 7.8% Retail trade 7.7% Public administration & safety 7.4% Construction 6.3% Accommodation & food 4.9% Transport & warehousing 4.8% Other services 3.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation in Guildford, accounting for 35.6% of workers. Managers make up 14.5%, while clerical and administrative staff represent 12.9% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Guildford, the largest group is Professionals at 36%, followed by Managers (15%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 35.6% Managers 14.5% Clerical & administrative 12.9% Technicians & trades 11.6% Community & personal service 8.4% Sales workers 6.5% Labourers 5.2% Machinery operators & drivers 4.5%

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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50594/guildford/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Guildford	3.7%
6055, WA	3.9%
Western Australia	5.1%
Australia	5.1%

Where Guildford sits — Unemployment rate