City of Perth

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the City of Perth 49.9% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 50.1% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the City of Perth vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. Western Australianumber%. Western Australia2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)170,275100.0100.0140,972100.0100.0+29,303
Males84,98949.952.471,63150.853.8+13,358
Females85,29150.147.669,33949.246.2+15,952
Age structure
15 - 24 years14,9768.814.313,3329.514.0+1,644
25 - 54 years126,97174.664.9105,90575.166.9+21,066
55 - 64 years22,50313.215.817,81112.614.9+4,692
65 years and over5,8243.45.13,9282.84.1+1,896
Top three industries
Professional, scientific and technical services36,55321.56.924,57617.46.4+11,977
Health care and social assistance23,65213.913.615,21310.811.7+8,439
Public administration and safety21,03112.45.919,16513.66.2+1,866
Top three occupations
Professionals71,81242.221.954,42338.620.4+17,389
Clerical and administrative workers31,45718.512.028,81020.412.9+2,647
Managers25,95715.212.220,38814.512.0+5,569
Hours worked
Full time120,97771.060.2102,16072.561.9+18,817
Part time47,18327.738.236,90526.236.3+10,278
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree98,57057.931.173,49152.127.4+25,079
Advanced diploma or diploma18,61210.910.915,93411.310.8+2,678
Certificate level21,20512.525.317,87512.725.4+3,330
No qualifications28,15516.530.130,20021.433.6-2,045
Individual Income
Less than $5009,1555.413.5--00--
$500 -$1,99988,95252.262.3--00--
$2,000 or more70,96841.723.3--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car68,34340.167.258,54541.567.8+9,798
Public Transport53,32831.37.455,26739.29.4-1,939
Bicycle2,9641.70.73,8282.71.0-864
Walked only3,9462.32.24,3913.12.8-445
Other Characteristics
Born overseas79,51246.739.465,71446.638.6+13,798
Speaks a language other than English at home41,79324.519.933,46823.718.3+8,325
Arrived between 2016 and August 202110,4796.24.9--00--

City of Perth

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