3.0% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Vasse (South West) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Vasse (South West)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Vasse are working or looking for work than in 2011, with the share of full-time employees dropping by 2.9 percentage points over that decade. While the number of people in work has fallen, the local unemployment rate is now very low at 3.0%. This provides a snapshot of a shifting local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also quite low at 52.1%, though the unemployment rate of 3.0% is a little below the national figure.
59.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 12.1%. This is followed closely by accommodation and food at 11.4%, construction at 11.2%, and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%, followed by professionals at 16.8% and managers at 13.7%. Labourers and community and personal service workers each represent about 12% 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 Vasse (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55306/vasse/topic/employment