6.0% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bassendean (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bassendean (East Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Bassendean than the national figure. While 63.6% of adults are in the workforce, the area faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 6.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 60.8%, though this is 3.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This is a little above the national figure of 58.9%.
63.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 for local workers at 13.7%, followed by retail trade at 9.6% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, while technicians and trades people follow at 16.0%.
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 Bassendean (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50502/bassendean/topic/employment