5.1% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kiara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kiara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Kiara, where 14% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area has a strong employment profile, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar places. This creates a productive local workforce that is slightly more likely to be in full-time roles than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. Full-time employment is also a little higher than in Western Australia, though the 5.1% unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures.
65.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 14%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.8%, construction at 9%, and education and training at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.9%. Technicians and tradespeople also represent a significant share of the local workforce at 15.4%.
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 Kiara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50758/kiara/topic/employment