4.2% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leschenault · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leschenault
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Leschenault compared to the state average. While 61.4% of adults are in the labour force, the area's employment patterns are quite varied, with significant numbers of residents working across health, education, and construction.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the national figure.
61.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Leschenault is spread across several sectors. The most common industries are health care and social assistance at 11.8%, followed closely by education and training at 11.5% and construction at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.1%, while professionals account for 17.9% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.7%.
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 Leschenault [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50847/leschenault/topic/employment