3.6% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6244, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6244, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture is the dominant way of life for workers in postcode 6244, with 43.4% of the local workforce employed in farming, forestry, or fishing. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.6%, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1% and represents a 5.0 point drop since 2011. Full-time employment is steady at 59.4%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.6%.
56.3% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Farming, forestry and fishing employ 43.4% of the workforce, far outweighing other sectors like health care (7.8%), mining (6.8%), and education (6.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 33.7%, followed by labourers at 13.8% and technicians and tradespeople at 12.1%.
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 6244, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6244/6244-wa/topic/employment