7.4% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hazelmere · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hazelmere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for the 11.6% of workers in Hazelmere. This area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 7.4% which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 55.6%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
54.6% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (10.6%), mining (8.5%), and transport and warehousing (7.5%) following construction as the main employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.0%. Other common roles include professionals (15.2%), clerical and administrative staff (14.0%), and labourers (10.6%).
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 Hazelmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50620/hazelmere/topic/employment