4.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manning · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Manning are working or looking for work than in most other areas, with 66.1% of the adult population active in the labour force. This high level of activity is a key feature of the local workforce compared to the rest of Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.4%, which is about the same as both Western Australia and the national average.
4.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.1% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.7%, followed closely by education and training at 13.6%. Professional and technical services employ 11.8% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 36.2% of all jobs. Managers account for another 15.1%, while clerical and administrative positions make up 12.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Manning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50893/manning/topic/employment