3.5% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Munster · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Munster
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Munster compared to most other areas, with only 50.9% working or looking for work. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Despite this, the 3.5% unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than in most areas, at 51.3%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This reflects a smaller overall proportion of adults in the labour force compared to similar places.
50.9% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 14.5%, followed by construction at 13.2% and transport and warehousing at 11.8%. Other services and health care also make up about 10% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.1%, while 17.1% of residents work as technicians or tradespeople. Managers make up 14.5% of the workforce, and 9.2% work in clerical or administrative roles.
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 Munster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51060/munster/topic/employment