5.9% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Queens Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Queens Park
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 Queens Park compared to the rest of the country. While 67.1% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places. This creates a workforce where many are active, but a notable number struggle to find a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure, though the unemployment rate of 5.9% is much higher than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 58.0%, which is slightly lower than the Western Australian average.
67.1% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 here, employing 15.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food at 10.3%, and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.5%, with technicians and tradespeople accounting for 14.2% of roles.
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 Queens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51271/queens-park/topic/employment