10.4% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Spalding · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Spalding
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns have shifted in Spalding, where 10.4% of people are currently unemployed. This is well above the national figure of 5.1%. While some residents find steady work, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, slightly lower than the national average of 58.9%.
46.8% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer at 14.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.6%. Other common industries include accommodation and food, and education and training, both at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%. Technicians and trades are also common at 17.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.9%.
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 Spalding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51395/spalding/topic/employment