3.6% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wembley Downs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wembley Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 65% of adults in Wembley Downs are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This professional hub sees nearly 40% of its workforce in professional roles, with a strong presence in health, technical services and education.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a higher rate of adults working or looking for work than most similar places, sitting at 65.3%. Unemployment is 3.6%, which is a little below both the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%.
65.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 15.6%. Professional and technical services follow at 12.8%, while education and training account for 12.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 39.7% of the workforce. Managers represent another 19.6%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 10.8%.
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 Wembley Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51565/wembley-downs/topic/employment