7.1% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Three Springs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Three Springs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Three Springs have shifted over the last decade, with a now very high proportion of workers in full-time roles. While 65.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, a far lower share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 44.4%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Among those employed, full-time work is common at 65.6%, though the unemployment rate of 7.1% is a little above the national figure.
44.4% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 18.0%. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.1% and transport and warehousing at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 15.6%, while managers and community and personal service workers each account for 13.9% of jobs.
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 Three Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51449/three-springs/topic/employment