4.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6041, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6041, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6041 than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a steady 4.5%, only 47.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a workforce where full-time roles are less common than elsewhere.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 53.6%, which is well below the Western Australian average of 60.2% and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the number of adults working or looking for work has risen slightly to 47.5%.
47.5% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer here at 15.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and construction, which both account for 11.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 20.5%, with labourers making up 15.6% and machinery operators and drivers accounting for 13.8% 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 6041, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6041/6041-wa/topic/employment