4.5% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Helena · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Helena
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steady workforce defines Mount Helena, where 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work. While employment patterns have remained stable, the area now faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
62.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 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 12%, followed by mining at 10.2% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 20.8%, while professionals account for 17.4% of occupations.
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 Mount Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51016/mount-helena/topic/employment