6157, WA · Postcode

Jobs & Industry in 6157, WA

Name: Jobs & Industry in 6157, WA — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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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 6157, where 16.2% of workers are in this field. This area has a very active workforce, with 65.7% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 6157, WA, Postcode

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The percentage of adults working or looking for work rose slightly since 2011 to 65.7%, though the share of full-time employees fell by 5.5 points to 57.4%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011 and sits at 4.0%, a little below the state and national figures.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance leads local employment at 16.2%, followed by education and training at 13.1%. Other common industries include professional and technical services (8.7%), construction (8.1%), and retail trade (7.7%).

Industries people work in

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6157, WA splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (17%) and Education & training (14%), with Professional & technical at 9%.

Health care & social assistance 16.2% Education & training 13.1% Professional & technical 8.7% Construction 8.1% Retail trade 7.7% Public administration & safety 6.2% Mining 5.6% Accommodation & food 5.5% Manufacturing 4.7% Transport & warehousing 3.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.0%, with managers accounting for 16.0%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.1%, technicians and trades at 11.3%, and community and personal service workers at 10.6%.

Occupations people work in

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In 6157, WA, the largest group is Professionals at 32%, followed by Managers (16%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 32.0% Managers 16.0% Clerical & administrative 13.1% Technicians & trades 11.3% Community & personal service 10.6% Sales workers 7.4% Labourers 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers 3.1%

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 6157, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6157/6157-wa/topic/employment

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