5.8% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6056, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6056, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas marks the job market in postcode 6056. While 60.7% of people work full-time, the overall rate of adults working or looking for work has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Western Australian figure. Unemployment is 5.8%, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
61.3% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.7%
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 13.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 17.1% and professionals at 15.5%, while 13.3% of the workforce holds clerical and administrative positions.
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 6056, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6056/6056-wa/topic/employment