4.2% ▲ —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ledge Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ledge Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns have remained steady since 2011 in Ledge Point, though the area has a remarkably low number of working adults. Only 43.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 43.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, with 52.7% of the workforce in full-time roles, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the state and national averages.
43.4% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 24.7% of the workforce. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services at 8.6% and construction at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a manager, representing 20.4% of the workforce. Labourers make up 17.2%, followed by technicians and trades people at 14.0%.
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 Ledge Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50839/ledge-point/topic/employment