Subiaco · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Subiaco

Name: Jobs & Industry in Subiaco — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More people are working or looking for work in Subiaco than in most other similar areas. A huge 48.4% of the workforce are professionals, which is a standout feature of the local job market. This high concentration of skilled roles is mirrored in the strong employment rates seen across the area.

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📍 Subiaco, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The employment rate is well above the national figure, with 67.5% of adults working or looking for work. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 64.1%, while the 3.9% unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.3%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 17.5%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.2% and mining at 8.5%.

Industries people work in

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Subiaco splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (20%) and Professional & technical (18%), with Education & training at 10%.

Health care & social assistance 19.3% Professional & technical 17.5% Education & training 9.2% Mining 8.5% Retail trade 5.5% Public administration & safety 5.2% Accommodation & food 5.2% Finance & insurance 4.1% Construction 4.1% Manufacturing 2.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up nearly half of the workforce at 48.4%, and managers account for another 16.1%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 10.2%, while community and personal service workers make up 7.6% of the local jobs.

Occupations people work in

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In Subiaco, the largest group is Professionals at 49%, followed by Managers (16%) and Clerical & administrative (10%).

Professionals 48.4% Managers 16.1% Clerical & administrative 10.2% Community & personal service 7.6% Technicians & trades 5.8% Sales workers 5.7% Labourers 3.5% Machinery operators & drivers 1.4%

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 Subiaco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51416/subiaco/topic/employment

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