2.8% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Witchcliffe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Witchcliffe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working-age adults, 66.9%, are employed or seeking work in Witchcliffe. While the local unemployment rate is quite low at 2.8%, full-time work is far less common here than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas, sitting at 49.8% compared to 60.2% across Western Australia.
66.9% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing and construction both accounting for 11.3% of roles, followed by retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs for residents are technicians and trades, making up 20.2% of workers, while professionals account for 17.4%.
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 Witchcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51624/witchcliffe/topic/employment