4.8% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6162, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6162, 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 6162, where 16.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a high number of working adults, though full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. However, full-time employment at 54.7% is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
64.4% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in health care and social assistance (16.4%) and education and training (12.6%). Other common industries include professional and technical services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.3%, followed by managers at 15.0%. Community and personal service workers account for 11.7% 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 6162, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6162/6162-wa/topic/employment