6.8% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Middle Swan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Middle Swan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.8% defines the workforce in Middle Swan, which is a little above both the state and national figures. While many residents hold full-time roles, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the wider Western Australian population.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 58.5% of residents are employed full-time, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 58.2%, well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%.
58.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 58.5%
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 at 12.1%, followed by retail trade at 9.5% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%, with machinery operators, drivers and labourers each accounting for about 13.5% 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 Middle Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50944/middle-swan/topic/employment