4.0% —
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bicton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bicton (South Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Bicton are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 65.4% of the population active in the labour force. This exceeds the national figure by 4.3 percentage points, while the local unemployment rate remains much lower than most areas at just 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of residents are active in the workforce, though full-time employment at 57.5% is a little below the Western Australian figure. This workforce is very stable, with an unemployment rate of 4.0%, which is a little below both the state and national averages.
65.4% —
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in the caring and learning sectors, with 15.5% of people working in health care and social assistance and 12.5% in education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common here, making up 33.1% of jobs, followed by managers at 17.1% and clerical or administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Bicton (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50805/bicton/topic/employment