5.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rossmoyne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rossmoyne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Rossmoyne than in most other areas, with only 53.1% of the adult population in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While professional roles are common, the area's employment levels sit significantly lower than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Western Australian average of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also well below both the state and national figures, and the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most similar areas.
53.1% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 residents at 16.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 12%. Other significant sectors include education and training at 10.9% and retail trade at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 39.5% of jobs, while managers account for 16.4%. Clerical and administrative positions make up 10.9% of the workforce, with community and personal service roles at 9.2%.
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 Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51312/rossmoyne/topic/employment