3.5% ▲ —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hopeland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hopeland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Hopeland than in most similar areas. While the community has a high workforce involvement, full-time employment at 56% is well below the Western Australian figure. This suggests a local job market with a strong mix of part-time or casual roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.8% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
67.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry in Hopeland, employing 24.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 11.4% and health care and social assistance at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 25.3%, followed by managers at 19.9%. Other significant roles include community and personal service workers at 10.2% and professionals and clerical staff at 9.6% each.
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 Hopeland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50653/hopeland/topic/employment