28.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellesley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wellesley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working adults defines Wellesley, where 73.5% are employed or seeking work. This is far above the national figure, though the area also faces a very high unemployment rate of 28%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 65% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 28%, which is far above the state and national rates of 5.1%.
73.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is concentrated in a few sectors, with 30% of people working in construction and 15% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades workers at 35%, followed by labourers who make up 30% of occupations.
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 Wellesley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51559/wellesley/topic/employment