9.7% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lockridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.7% is the defining feature of the Lockridge workforce. This is well above the 5.1% figure seen across both Western Australia and Australia. While many residents hold full-time roles, the area faces significant challenges with job availability.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, at 56.8%. This is well below the state rate of 63.9% and the national figure of 61.1%.
56.8% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.8%
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 for local workers at 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and construction at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, while technicians and trades follow closely at 15.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.6%.
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 Lockridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50857/lockridge/topic/employment