City of Swan

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the City of Swan 54.5% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 45.5% 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 Swan 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
City of Swan20212016change
Namenumber%. Western Australianumber%. Western Australia2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)63,848100.0100.055,354100.0100.0+8,494
Males34,79354.552.431,05956.153.8+3,734
Females29,04845.547.624,28843.946.2+4,760
Age structure
15 - 24 years10,56916.614.38,87816.014.0+1,691
25 - 54 years40,47863.464.936,39765.866.9+4,081
55 - 64 years9,84115.415.88,03514.514.9+1,806
65 years and over2,9654.65.12,0433.74.1+922
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance7,71812.113.65,2409.511.7+2,478
Retail trade7,10111.18.76,25011.39.5+851
Construction6,1819.78.85,3829.79.9+799
Top three occupations
Technicians and trades workers10,41516.315.49,41317.016.4+1,002
Professionals10,31816.221.98,34815.120.4+1,970
Community and personal service workers7,78012.211.85,82310.510.5+1,957
Hours worked
Full time38,79260.860.235,19963.661.9+3,593
Part time24,00237.638.219,21634.736.3+4,786
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree15,17323.831.111,49420.827.4+3,679
Advanced diploma or diploma7,03811.010.95,97010.810.8+1,068
Certificate level17,60527.625.314,97227.025.4+2,633
No qualifications22,42235.130.121,29938.533.6+1,123
Individual Income
Less than $5009,64815.113.5--00--
$500 -$1,99943,41668.062.3--00--
$2,000 or more10,12815.923.3--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car50,23778.767.243,99179.567.8+6,246
Public Transport1,2031.97.41,3292.49.4-126
Bicycle2080.30.73160.61.0-108
Walked only7231.12.27671.42.8-44
Other Characteristics
Born overseas25,78040.439.421,99839.738.6+3,782
Speaks a language other than English at home14,25622.319.911,23820.318.3+3,018
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,8694.54.9--00--

City of Swan

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