3.4% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Walpole · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Walpole
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of the adults in Walpole are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. This suggests a local workforce that is quite small compared to the overall adult population, though those who are employed face a low unemployment rate of 3.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, with just 44.4% of residents employed full-time.
44.8% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.4% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by Accommodation and food services at 16.7%, followed closely by Public administration and safety at 15.4% and Retail trade at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large proportion of the workforce are Managers at 21.6%, while Professionals, Technicians and trades workers each make up around 14% of the local roles.
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 Walpole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51510/walpole/topic/employment