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Nedlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Nedlands (North Metropolitan)

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

Nearly half of all working residents in Nedlands are professionals, making it a highly skilled hub of employment. This professional focus is mirrored in the local industry mix, where health, technical services and education are the dominant employers. The area has a strong workforce, with more adults working or looking for work than in most other similar regions.

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📍 Nedlands (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Nedlands (North Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

4.7% ▲ +14.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Nedlands (North Metropolitan) — lower than 53% of areas.

Nedlands (North Metropolitan)4.7%
Greater Perth 5.3%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 64.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the state and national figures, the share of full-time employees fell slightly since 2011 to 58.2%.

Unemployment rate

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4.7% ▲ +14.1%

Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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64.7% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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58.2% ▼ -2.8%

Lower than 55% 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 largest employer at 19.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 16.0%. Education and training also play a major role, employing 11.1% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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Nedlands (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (20%) and Professional & technical (17%), with Education & training at 12%.

Health care & social assistance 19.5% Professional & technical 16.0% Education & training 11.1% Mining 7.1% Accommodation & food 6.6% Retail trade 6.2% Public administration & safety 4.5% Construction 4.2% Finance & insurance 3.5% Manufacturing 2.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up a huge 46.3% of the local workforce, with managers accounting for another 15.4%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 9.9%, while community and personal service workers represent 9.7%.

Occupations people work in

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In Nedlands (North Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 47%, followed by Managers (16%) and Clerical & administrative (10%).

Professionals 46.3% Managers 15.4% Clerical & administrative 9.9% Community & personal service 9.7% Sales workers 6.1% Technicians & trades 5.4% Labourers 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers 1.7%

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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54104/nedlands/topic/employment