1.1% ▼ -72.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Swan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Swan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 38.1% of adults in West Swan are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This suggests a place where many adults are not in the workforce, although those who are employed enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 1.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure, with only 38.1% active in the workforce. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, which is well below the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
38.1% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 12.8%, followed by construction at 11.4%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 7.0% and mining at 6.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. Technicians and trades follow at 16.5%, while professionals account for 13.2% of the local workforce.
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 Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51585/west-swan/topic/employment