5.2% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Lake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Lake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in North Lake compared to most similar areas. While 72.1% of the adult population is in the labour force, the area has a higher unemployment rate than most, sitting at 5.2%. This creates a local job market where many are active, but full-time roles are less common than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults are working or looking for work here than the national figure, at 72.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the Western Australian average, with only 54.4% of the workforce in full-time roles.
72.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 54.4%
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 14.9%, followed by education and training at 10.7%. Professional and technical services also make up 10.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents, accounting for 32.9%. Managers, clerical and administrative staff, and technicians and trades each make up between 12.9% and 13.5% of the local workforce.
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 North Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51144/north-lake/topic/employment