4.6% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cockburn (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Cockburn (South Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significantly higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Cockburn (South Metropolitan) than in most other areas. This professional activity is driven by a strong full-time workforce, with 61.8% of people in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very active workforce, with 72.5% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the state and national levels.
72.5% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% —
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.9%, followed by construction at 9.6% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 20.6%, while technicians and tradespeople make up another 17.1% of the local workforce.
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 Cockburn (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51605/cockburn/topic/employment