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Fremantle (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Fremantle (South Metropolitan)

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

A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Fremantle (South Metropolitan) compared to the national figure. While 63.4% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than most other similar places. This creates a local job market that is more active but also more volatile than the national average.

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📍 Fremantle (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Fremantle (South Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

5.2% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Fremantle (South Metropolitan) — higher than 61% of areas.

Fremantle (South Metropolitan)5.2%
Greater Perth 5.3%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure. Full-time employment stands at 57.7%, slightly below both the state and national levels, while the unemployment rate is 5.2%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.4%, followed by education and training at 11.4%. Professional and technical services make up 9.2% of the local workforce.

Industries people work in

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Fremantle (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (16%) and Education & training (12%), with Professional & technical at 10%.

Health care & social assistance 15.4% Education & training 11.4% Professional & technical 9.2% Construction 7.8% Accommodation & food 7.4% Retail trade 7.1% Public administration & safety 6.3% Mining 5.5% Manufacturing 5.4% Transport & warehousing 3.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.8%. Managers, technicians, and tradespeople follow closely, each accounting for about 13.5% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Fremantle (South Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 32%, followed by Managers (14%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 31.8% Managers 13.7% Technicians & trades 13.5% Community & personal service 12.0% Clerical & administrative 9.6% Labourers 7.1% Sales workers 6.3% Machinery operators & drivers 4.4%

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 Fremantle (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52205/fremantle/topic/employment