7.2% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6210, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6210, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6210 than in most similar areas. Just over half of adults are in the workforce, and the area has a much higher unemployment rate than typical regions. This struggle is reflected in the fact that full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is a little above the state and national rates at 7.2%, while full-time employment is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
50.8% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and mining at 10.5%. Construction and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, machinery operators, and labourers each represent between 10% and 15% 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 6210, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6210/6210-wa/topic/employment