5.1% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Fremantle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Fremantle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer full-time roles than most similar areas define the workforce in South Fremantle. While 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state figure, with only 55.7% of the workforce in these roles. The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 62.1%, which is a little below the Western Australian average.
62.1% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 55.7%
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 at 16.0%. Education and training (12.1%) and professional and technical services (11.4%) also employ significant portions of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 41.5%, followed by managers at 15.4%. Community and personal service roles account for 11.3% of occupations.
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 South Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51368/south-fremantle/topic/employment