4.4% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6153, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6153, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 6153, where 16.2% of workers are in this field. This area has a very active workforce, with more adults working or looking for work than in most other similar areas. It is a stable job market where the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 4.4% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the share of people in full-time work has fallen slightly since 2011 and now sits at 58.6%.
64.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 16.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.5% and education and training at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 37% of jobs, while managers account for another 18.4%. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 12.7%.
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 6153, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6153/6153-wa/topic/employment