41.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Mount Hill · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 41% of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Hill, making it an area where few people are active in the job market. This is a striking gap compared to the rest of the country, where the employment rate is much higher.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9% and the national figure of 61.1%. At 41%, this is among the lowest rates for areas of this type.
41.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Transport & warehousing at 44%, ahead of Mining (25%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Machinery operators & drivers at 31%, ahead of Managers (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51017/mount-hill/topic/employment