4.5% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6017, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6017, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in postcode 6017 are working or looking for work, with 70.8% active in the labour force. While this is well above the national figure, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting 9.7 percentage points above the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
70.8% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 59.5%
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 16.2%, followed by retail trade at 9.8%. Other common industries include accommodation and food (8.2%) and construction (8.0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. This is followed by labourers at 15.2% and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 6017, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6017/6017-wa/topic/employment