6.0% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Joondalup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Joondalup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A growing number of residents are working or looking for work in Joondalup, though the unemployment rate has risen to 6.0%. This is much higher than most similar areas. While the workforce is active, a higher proportion of people are out of work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 58.2% is a little below the Western Australian average.
65.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.4%, followed by education and training at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.1% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.9%.
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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50701/joondalup/topic/employment