4.1% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jane Brook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jane Brook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Jane Brook than in most other areas. Around 73.3% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This high level of activity is supported by a strong full-time employment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical adult is more likely to be employed full-time here than in most areas, at 61.7%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the state and national figures of 5.1%.
73.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 61.7%
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 11.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and construction at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 16.6% of the 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 Jane Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50683/jane-brook/topic/employment