2.1% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6253, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6253, 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 6253 compared to the rest of the state. Only 49.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is very low at 2.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 54.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%. This workforce participation rate has fallen by 5.1 points since 2011, though the proportion of full-time workers rose slightly by 1.0 point over the same period.
49.4% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 14.9%. Mining follows at 13.0%, while accommodation and food services account for 11.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the workforce are managers, the most common role at 25.7%. Other prominent roles include professionals at 17.0% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.1%.
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 6253, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6253/6253-wa/topic/employment