4.0% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Piara Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Piara Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Piara Waters than in most other areas. With 80.2% of adults in the workforce, this suburb shows a very strong employment rate compared to both the state and the nation. Full-time work is especially common here, making it a key economic hub for the local area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is far above the national figure, with 80.2% of adults working or looking for work. This high activity is supported by a strong full-time employment rate of 64.8%, which is well above the 58.9% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, unemployment is 4.0%, a little below the state and national figures.
80.2% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.5%
- 2016: 79.0%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 64.8%
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 here, employing 16.9% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 8.2% and education and training at 8.0%, followed closely by construction at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation, accounting for 26.6% of workers. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.2% and clerical and administrative roles at 13.6%.
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 Piara Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51234/piara-waters/topic/employment