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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 10,174 people born overseas were employed in the City of Perth, of which 63.5% were working full time and 31.9% part time.
For the overseas-born population, being able to find work and participate in the local economy is a very important step to settling into Australia. High employment can indicate an engaged migrant community, or perhaps a large contingent on work-sponsored visas. A high level of unemployment or low participation rate (the percentage of the population in the labour force) can indicate a community of recent migrants with difficulties adjusting to economic life in Australia, and in some cases with a reliance on government benefits.
Differences in employment status for the local overseas-born populations may be related to the age and length of time that population has been in Australia, and the reason for migration (eg. some people migrate specifically for employment, so unemployment would be expected to be low in this case).
Employment data should be looked at in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification data for the recent arrivals.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'
| Employment status | |||||||
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| City of Perth - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Employment status | Number | % | City of Perth - Total population | Number | % | City of Perth - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Employed | 10,174 | 93.7 | 93.9 | 7,935 | 88.2 | 89.6 | +2,239 |
| Employed full-time | 6,458 | 59.5 | 60.5 | 5,178 | 57.6 | 59.6 | +1,280 |
| Employed part-time | 3,248 | 29.9 | 28.5 | 2,337 | 26.0 | 24.7 | +911 |
| Employed, away from work | 468 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 420 | 4.7 | 5.3 | +48 |
| Unemployed (Unemployment rate) | 688 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 1,058 | 11.8 | 10.4 | -370 |
| Looking for full-time work | 366 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 484 | 5.4 | 5.0 | -118 |
| Looking for part-time work | 322 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 574 | 6.4 | 5.4 | -252 |
| Total labour force | 10,862 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,993 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,869 |
| Labour force status | |||||||
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| City of Perth - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Labour force status | Number | % | City of Perth - Total population | Number | % | City of Perth - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total labour force (Participation rate) | 10,862 | 74.0 | 74.6 | 8,993 | 68.4 | 70.3 | +1,869 |
| Not in the labour force | 3,817 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 4,151 | 31.6 | 29.7 | -334 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 14,679 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,144 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,535 |
Dominant groups
The size of the City of Perth's labour force born overseas in 2021 was 10,862 people, of which 3,248 were employed part-time and 6,458 were full time workers.
Analysis of the employment status of the population born overseas (as a percentage of the labour force) in the City of Perth in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Perth shows that there was a similar proportion in employment, as well as a similar proportion unemployed. Overall, 93.7% of the labour force born overseas was employed and 3.4% unemployed, compared with 93.9% and 3.2% respectively for the total population in the City of Perth.
The labour force participation rate refers to the proportion of the population over 15 years of age that was employed or actively looking for work.
Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population born overseas in the City of Perth in 2021 shows that there was a lower proportion in the labour force (74.0%) compared with the total population in the City of Perth (74.6%).
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas employed in the City of Perth showed an increase of 2,239 persons and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 118 persons. In the same period, the number of people born overseas in the labour force showed an increase of 1,869 persons, or 20.8%.
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