7.9% —
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.9% marks the job market in Mirrabooka, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This trend has shifted slightly, as the unemployment rate fell 3.0 points since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 2.9 points since 2016 to 56.9%.
58.4% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 14.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.8% and community and personal service workers at 15.5%.
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 Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53602/mirrabooka/topic/employment