5.3% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6230, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6230, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6230 than they were in 2011. This shift is seen in the 2.8 percentage point drop in the workforce rate and a decline in full-time employment. Despite these trends, the area maintains a diverse job market where health care and professional roles are common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 59.6%, which is well below the Western Australian figure. Full-time employment fell by 3.6 percentage points since 2011, while the unemployment rate has barely changed at 5.3%.
59.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 16.2%, followed by construction at 10.6% and retail trade at 10.1%. Education and manufacturing also make up significant parts of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 17.2%. Labourers, community service workers, and clerical staff also represent a large slice 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 6230, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6230/6230-wa/topic/employment