5.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orana · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Orana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Orana compared to most similar areas. Only 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This lower employment rate is paired with an unemployment rate of 5.9%, which is much higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is low at 53.5%, which is well below Western Australia's 60.2%. The share of adults working or looking for work is also well below the state and national figures.
53.9% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in retail trade, where 16.5% of people work. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.2%, and accommodation and food services at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 19.1% of the population, followed closely by labourers at 18.5%. Those in community and personal service roles account for 16.9% of jobs.
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 Orana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51184/orana/topic/employment