3.3% ▲ +63.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pelican Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pelican Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Pelican Point have remained steady over the last decade, with the workforce now showing a strong tilt toward construction and professional roles. A smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, though the 3.3% unemployment rate is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Among those employed, 59.6% work full-time, a rate about the same as the national average.
57.1% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.6% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, with technicians and tradespeople following closely at 17.4%.
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 Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51223/pelican-point/topic/employment