3.3% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Serpentine · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Serpentine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Serpentine compared to the rest of the state. Just 53.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. However, for those who are employed, the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures at 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below Western Australia's 63.9%. Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, which is well below the state average of 60.2%.
53.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Serpentine at 13.2%, followed by mining at 9.3% and retail trade at 7.9%. Health care and social assistance also employ 7.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.3% and professionals at 12.4%.
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 Serpentine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51339/serpentine/topic/employment