4.8% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mahomets Flats · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mahomets Flats
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About half of the adults in Mahomets Flats are employed full-time, placing the area around the middle for its level. While most residents have steady work, the local unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
62.8% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
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 19.0%, followed by education and training at 10.1% and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%. Technicians and trades are also common at 16.5%, while labourers account for 14.7% of the 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 Mahomets Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50880/mahomets-flats/topic/employment