4.4% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6239, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6239, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6239 compared to most areas. Only 56.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. While this is lower than the state average, the local unemployment rate of 4.4% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 57.6%, which is a little below the state and national figures and has barely changed since 2011. This mirrors a wider trend in the area, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 3.0 points over the last decade.
56.9% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 12.0%. This is followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.4%, and construction and mining which both sit at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.7%. Managers (14.8%) and professionals (13.9%) are also common, while labourers and machinery operators each account for over 12% of the 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 6239, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6239/6239-wa/topic/employment