7.8% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murdoch · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Murdoch
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Murdoch compared to most areas, at just 46.5%. This creates a local job market where fewer people are in full-time roles than in the wider state and nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.7% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. This lower level of employment is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
46.5% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in health care and social assistance, where 13.8% of people work. Other common industries include retail trade at 12.2% and accommodation and food services at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.2%.
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 Murdoch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51064/murdoch/topic/employment