6.8% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yanchep · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Yanchep
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.8% marks the current job market in Yanchep, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the number of people working or looking for work is around the middle for its level, the local workforce faces more challenges than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure just below the Western Australian average of 63.9%. Full-time employment sits at 58.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
62.0% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 13.5%, followed closely by construction at 13.3% and mining at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%, while community and personal service roles account for 14.3% of jobs.
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 Yanchep [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51667/yanchep/topic/employment