4.5% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6012, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6012, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 6012. While the typical work-force participation rate of 61.7% is about the same as the national figure, a much smaller share of people work full-time compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than in most areas, with 54.7% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011 and sits at 4.5%.
61.7% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 54.7%
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 16.9%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.0% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.6%, with managers accounting for another 18.6% 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 6012, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6012/6012-wa/topic/employment