18.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Wanarn · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 18% of adults in Wanarn are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the national average. This means the vast majority of the local adult population is not currently active in the formal job market.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 18% of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas. This is far below the 63.9% seen across Western Australia and the 61.1% typical for all of Australia.
18.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Administrative & support at 42%, ahead of Education & training (42%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Professionals at 67%, ahead of Community & personal service (33%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wanarn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51516/wanarn/topic/employment