4.5% ▲ +224.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6251, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6251, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significant drop in full-time work defines the local economy in postcode 6251, where the share of full-time employees fell by 13 points since 2011. This shift has left the area with a lower proportion of full-time workers than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is now about the same as the national average.
59.8% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer for 32.4% of the workforce. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 14.9%, and accommodation and food at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 33.1%. This is followed by labourers at 20.3% and technicians and trades at 14.2%.
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 6251, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6251/6251-wa/topic/employment