10.4% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Muluckine · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 5.3 percentage points separates the unemployment rate in Muluckine from both the state and national figures. Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, with just 55.8% participating in the labour force. This creates a distinct employment profile for the area.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is among the highest for similar areas at 10.4%, which is well above the 5.1% figure for Western Australia. Full-time work is also less common, with 52.9% of residents employed full-time, well below the state's 60.2%.
10.4% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.8% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 16.1%, followed by construction at 12.6%. Education, training, health care, and social assistance each employ 10.3% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.7%, with sales workers following closely at 18.4%. Community and personal service roles account for 17.2%, while managers and labourers each make up 14.9% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Muluckine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51051/muluckine/topic/employment