3.7% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Churchlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Churchlands than in most similar areas. This active workforce is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.7%, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 67.5% of adults are in the labour force, only 57% have full-time jobs. This full-time employment rate is well below the state figure of 60.2%.
3.7% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.5% —
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% —
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.6%, with managers following at 17.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Churchlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51504/churchlands/topic/employment