3.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6016, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6016, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A growing number of adults in postcode 6016 are working or looking for work, with this rate rising 5.6 percentage points since 2011. This area now has a very strong workforce involvement rate of 74.5%, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national figures. While more people are in the workforce, full-time employment fell 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to 58.6%.
74.5% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.9% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 35.1% of workers, while managers make up 14.7% of the 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 6016, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6016/6016-wa/topic/employment