South West Group

The labour force

The labour force section is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

  • What are the local labour force characteristics?
  • What potential skills and knowledge can be drawn from the regional labour force?

The 'labour force' data represents key characteristics of people who are either employed or who are looking for work (unemployed).

Local labour force

The local labour force includes all people in the labour force who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. The local labour force is an important resource for the local economy, however it does not represent the total potential skill resource available to the local economy. This is because there are typically a significant number of people who are employed in the local economy who reside outside of the local area.

Regional labour force

The regional labour force represents the pool of potential labour force skills available to the local area from the region. It is defined on the basis of surrounding areas for which the local area is a significant destination for its workers. More specifically, it includes any Statistical Local Area (sub-LGA areas) in which 4% or more of employed resident persons travel to the local area for work. The regional labour force data represents all people in the labour force resident in the region, regardless of where they work. It shows what potential there is to draw on other skills, knowledge and experience available within the region.

More information on the 'Regional labour force' geography and its constituent Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) please see the Populations and geographies section.

Occupations

Derived from the two Census questions, 'In the main job held last week, what was the person's occupation?' and 'What are the main tasks that the person himself/herself usually performs in that occupation?'.

The Occupation data identifies the occupations in which the residents of an area work (this may be within the residing area or elsewhere). The occupational structure of the regional labour force is indicative of the socio-economic status of the region; the skill and qualification levels of the labour force; the access that the labour force has to employment opportunities; and what types of jobs are on offer.

With other data, such as Age, Educational Qualifications and Income, Occupation is a key component of evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-level resources that industry can draw upon.

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Statistical Local Areas in the South West Group's labour force region:
  • Armadale (C)
  • Belmont (C)
  • Cambridge (T)
  • Canning (C)
  • Claremont (T)
  • Cockburn (C)
  • Cottesloe (T)
  • East Fremantle (T)
  • Fremantle (C) - Inner
  • Fremantle (C) - Remainder
  • Gosnells (C)
  • Kwinana (T)
  • Mandurah (C)
  • Melville (C)
  • Mosman Park (T)
  • Murray (S)
  • Nedlands (C)
  • Peppermint Grove (S)
  • Perth (C) - Remainder
  • Rockingham (C)
  • Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S)
  • South Perth (C)
  • Subiaco (C)
  • Victoria Park (T)
  • Vincent (T)

Occupations of the regional labour force Place of usual residence

The "regional" labour force includes all persons that were usually resident in the region on Census night regardless of where they worked and who were either employed or looking for work.

Occupations by gender of the South West Group Labour Region, 20062006
Gender Occupationsnumber%City of Melville %
PersonsANZSCO-1Managers44,31910.911.8
PersonsANZSCO-2Professionals84,06820.721.4
PersonsANZSCO-3Technicians and Trades Workers60,74215.012.8
PersonsANZSCO-4Community and Personal Service Workers35,1248.77.7
PersonsANZSCO-5Clerical and Administrative Workers57,46214.215.0
PersonsANZSCO-6Sales Workers37,5389.39.7
PersonsANZSCO-7Machinery Operators And Drivers25,8066.46.0
PersonsANZSCO-8Labourers38,2989.58.3
PersonsANZSCO-0Inadequately described3,0310.71.1
PersonsANZSCO-&Not stated2,9080.70.9
PersonsANZSCO-@Not applicable00.00.0
PersonsANZSCO-UUnemployed15,9113.95.3
PersonsTotalTotal405,207100.0100.0

The abbreviation 'nfd' stands for Not Further Described, and relates to the situation where a response on the Census form could be coded to a broad category but not to a more specific sub-grouping within that category

Occupations of the South West Group Labour Region and City of Melville 2006 Managers, City of Melville: 11.8% Professionals, City of Melville: 21.4% Technicians and Trades Workers, City of Melville: 12.8% Community and Personal Service Workers, City of Melville: 7.7% Clerical and Administrative Workers, City of Melville: 15.0% Sales Workers, City of Melville: 9.7% Machinery Operators And Drivers, City of Melville: 6.0% Labourers, City of Melville: 8.3% Inadequately described, City of Melville: 1.1% Not stated, City of Melville: 0.9% Not applicable, City of Melville: 0.0% Unemployed, City of Melville: 5.3% Managers, South West Group Labour Region: 10.9% Professionals, South West Group Labour Region: 20.7% Technicians and Trades Workers, South West Group Labour Region: 15.0% Community and Personal Service Workers, South West Group Labour Region: 8.7% Clerical and Administrative Workers, South West Group Labour Region: 14.2% Sales Workers, South West Group Labour Region: 9.3% Machinery Operators And Drivers, South West Group Labour Region: 6.4% Labourers, South West Group Labour Region: 9.5% Inadequately described, South West Group Labour Region: 0.7% Not stated, South West Group Labour Region: 0.7% Not applicable, South West Group Labour Region: 0.0% Unemployed, South West Group Labour Region: 3.9%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.