3.3% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Leederville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Leederville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 72.3% of adults in West Leederville are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is matched by a strong full-time employment rate of 62.2%. It is an area where the vast majority of adults are active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is more common here than in most areas, sitting a little above the state figure. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
72.3% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 19.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.6%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 8.3% and mining at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed towards high-skill roles, with professionals making up 44.9% of jobs. Managers account for another 16.8%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 9.7%.
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 West Leederville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51578/west-leederville/topic/employment