8.1% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kelmscott · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kelmscott
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.1% is much higher than most areas in Kelmscott, which is well above the state and national figures of 5.1%. While many residents hold steady full-time work, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, a little below the state average.
58.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 at 13.4%, followed by construction at 10.5% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.9%, while professionals account for 15.3% 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 Kelmscott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50748/kelmscott/topic/employment