4.5% ▲ +66.5%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bakers Hill · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bakers Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bakers Hill than the national figure, though full-time employment has grown. Only 51.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below both Western Australia and the rest of the country. Despite this gap, the number of full-time workers rose 13 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher here than in most similar areas, with 58.4% of the population in full-time roles. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
51.1% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, and public administration and safety at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.8%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.2% and professionals at 14.3%.
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 Bakers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521002/bakers-hill/topic/employment