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Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan)

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

More adults in Mount Lawley are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While the number of people in full-time roles fell 2.8 percentage points since 2011, the overall rate of people active in the workforce rose to 65.5%.

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📍 Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

4.5% ▲ +2.6%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) — lower than 60% of areas.

Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan)4.5%
Greater Perth 5.3%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.5% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 60.3%, and the unemployment rate of 4.5% is about the same as the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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4.5% ▲ +2.6%

Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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65.5% ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.3% ▼ -4.4%

Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The biggest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance, who make up 14.5% of the workforce. Other major industries include professional and technical services at 11.8% and education and training at 9.0%.

Industries people work in

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Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (15%) and Professional & technical (12%), with Education & training at 9%.

Health care & social assistance 14.5% Professional & technical 11.8% Education & training 9.0% Retail trade 8.5% Accommodation & food 7.3% Construction 7.1% Public administration & safety 6.5% Mining 5.3% Other services 3.6% Manufacturing 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

A high proportion of residents are professionals, accounting for 31.8% of jobs. Managers follow at 13.8%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 12.6% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 32%, followed by Managers (14%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 31.8% Managers 13.8% Clerical & administrative 12.6% Community & personal service 11.2% Technicians & trades 11.0% Sales workers 7.5% Labourers 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers 4.0%

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 Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53902/mount-lawley/topic/employment