4.5% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6149, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6149, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong professional workforce defines the daily life of postcode 6149, where over a third of workers are professionals. Most residents are in stable employment, though the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, slightly below the Western Australian rate of 60.2%.
62.4% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 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 here at 15.6%, followed by education and training at 12.4% and professional and technical services at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.1%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.4% 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 6149, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6149/6149-wa/topic/employment