5.2% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Spearwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Spearwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of full-time workers defines the workforce in Spearwood, where 60.7% of people hold full-time roles. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 58.9%. While many are employed, the area faces a slightly higher unemployment rate than most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate sits at 5.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
60.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.4%, followed by construction at 10% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%, while professionals account for 17.9% of the local workforce.
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 Spearwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51396/spearwood/topic/employment