4.4% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Perth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Perth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a third of workers in South Perth are professionals, making it a highly qualified hub for the region. The area has a strong workforce, with 65.7% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas. Full-time employment is also a little above both the state and national figures at 61.4%, while the unemployment rate is 4.4%.
65.7% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 61.4%
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 at 14.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.8%. Other major sectors include education and training, retail trade, and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, accounting for 38.3% of jobs, while 16.5% of the workforce are managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up 11.6% of occupations in the area.
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51381/south-perth/topic/employment