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Cannington (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Cannington (South Metropolitan)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More people in Cannington are working or looking for work now than in previous years. This area has a strong workforce with 64.5% of adults active in the labour market, though the unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Cannington (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Cannington (South Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

6.1% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cannington (South Metropolitan) — higher than 77% of areas.

Cannington (South Metropolitan)6.1%
Greater Perth 5.3%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas. While full-time employment for 58.1% of the population is slightly below the state figure, unemployment is a little above both the state and national rates of 5.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.3%. Other common industries for locals include accommodation and food services at 9.3%, and retail trade at 9.1%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Cannington (South Metropolitan) — Health care & social assistance leads at 15%, ahead of Accommodation & food (10%) and Retail trade (10%).

Health care & social assistance 14.3% Accommodation & food 9.3% Retail trade 9.1% Transport & warehousing 7.3% Construction 6.9% Education & training 6.8% Professional & technical 6.6% Manufacturing 5.7% Public administration & safety 5.4% Mining 4.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.8%, and community and personal service workers at 13.9%.

Occupations people work in

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Cannington (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Professionals 19.6% Technicians & trades 15.8% Community & personal service 13.9% Labourers 12.3% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Machinery operators & drivers 9.8% Managers 7.5% Sales workers 7.4%

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 Cannington (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51205/cannington/topic/employment