4.7% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Winthrop · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Winthrop
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a third of working residents in Winthrop are professionals, making this the most common occupation by far. The local workforce is diverse, with strong representation in health and education. However, the area has an unemployment rate of 4.7%, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.5%, which is well below the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
62.4% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.9%, followed by education and training at 11.6% and professional and technical services at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 35.7% of the workforce, while managers account for another 15.4%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, representing 13.3% of workers.
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 Winthrop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51623/winthrop/topic/employment