City of Wanneroo

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the City of Wanneroo 52.9% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 47.1% 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 Wanneroo 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 Wanneroo20212016change
Namenumber%. Western Australianumber%. Western Australia2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)52,245100.0100.044,001100.0100.0+8,244
Males27,61552.952.423,63553.753.8+3,980
Females24,62547.147.620,36646.346.2+4,259
Age structure
15 - 24 years9,77718.714.37,91818.014.0+1,859
25 - 54 years32,74662.764.928,85865.666.9+3,888
55 - 64 years7,57414.515.85,72813.014.9+1,846
65 years and over2,1514.15.11,4953.44.1+656
Top three industries
Construction8,04015.48.86,93715.89.9+1,103
Education and training6,31212.18.75,14511.78.7+1,167
Retail trade6,28312.08.75,53912.69.5+744
Top three occupations
Technicians and trades workers9,63618.415.48,29318.816.4+1,343
Professionals7,39214.121.96,06713.820.4+1,325
Community and personal service workers6,81213.011.85,06011.510.5+1,752
Hours worked
Full time29,52056.560.225,44657.861.9+4,074
Part time21,89741.938.217,77740.436.3+4,120
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree11,25521.531.18,18718.627.4+3,068
Advanced diploma or diploma5,50910.510.94,48110.210.8+1,028
Certificate level15,03328.825.312,64328.725.4+2,390
No qualifications19,14236.630.117,42839.633.6+1,714
Individual Income
Less than $5009,46518.113.5--00--
$500 -$1,99935,64868.262.3--00--
$2,000 or more6,54212.523.3--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car40,46677.567.234,06177.467.8+6,405
Public Transport8841.77.49522.29.4-68
Bicycle1170.20.71420.31.0-25
Walked only5891.12.26531.52.8-64
Other Characteristics
Born overseas25,17648.239.421,02147.838.6+4,155
Speaks a language other than English at home10,78420.619.98,67519.718.3+2,109
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,4424.74.9--00--

City of Wanneroo

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