3.4% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6007, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6007, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6007 than in 2011, with 72.3% now active in the labour force. This is a high-employment area where full-time work is much more common than in most other parts of the country. While full-time rates dipped slightly since 2011, the area maintains a very strong employment profile overall.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a low 3.4%, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures. Around 65.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, a rate well above the national figure of 58.9%.
72.3% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.7%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 8.6% and mining at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 45.7% of jobs. Managers account for another 16.1%, while clerical and administrative positions make up 9.8% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 6007, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6007/6007-wa/topic/employment