4.4% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Menora · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Menora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Menora are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This means a smaller proportion of the local population is active in the workforce compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Western Australian average. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national rates, while the 4.4% unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas.
46.3% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 residents at 14.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.4%. Other main sectors include education and training, retail trade, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely comprised of professionals, who make up 35.5% of workers, and managers at 19.5%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common occupation at 11.1%.
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 Menora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50933/menora/topic/employment