4.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6151, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6151, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 6151, though overall work rates remain high. A large proportion of the community is employed, with the typical workforce dominated by professional roles and healthcare services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 60.5%, while the unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.2% for the last decade.
66.7% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 60.5%
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 14.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.6%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.4% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The area is heavily skewed toward high-skill roles, with professionals making up 38.1% of workers and managers accounting for 16.9%. Clerical and administrative staff represent 11.4% of occupations.
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 6151, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6151/6151-wa/topic/employment