6.2% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6304, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6304, 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 6304 compared to most other areas. Only 46.5% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate has risen to 6.2% since 2011. This makes the local job market significantly weaker than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.3%, a rate that has fallen since 2011. Overall, the number of adults working or looking for work is far below both Western Australia and Australia.
46.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 30.2% of the workforce. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 9.5% and education and training at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.6%. Labourers follow at 14.0%, with machinery operators and drivers accounting for 11.8% of jobs.
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 6304, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6304/6304-wa/topic/employment