2.6% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Peppermint Grove Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Peppermint Grove Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.6% means most working residents in Peppermint Grove Beach have steady jobs. While 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the area has a much lower rate of full-time employment than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little below the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%. However, full-time work is far less common here, at 53.0%, which is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
63.1% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 53.0%
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 18.7%, followed by education and training at 11.6%. Mining, construction, and retail trade each account for 9.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.4% and technicians and trades people at 16.0%.
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 Peppermint Grove Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51226/peppermint-grove-beach/topic/employment