5.8% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Irishtown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Irishtown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults in Irishtown are working or looking for work, though the local job market faces challenges. While 64.2% of adults are active in the workforce, the area also sees a 5.8% unemployment rate, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment for 58.5% of residents is slightly below the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
64.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 17.0%. Construction follows at 15.1%, while electricity, gas and water services account for 11.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.9%, followed by technicians and tradespeople at 17.0%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 15.1% of the local workforce.
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 Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50672/irishtown/topic/employment