1.8% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6326, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6326, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing are the main drivers of work in postcode 6326, where over a third of workers are employed in these fields. The area has a very strong employment rate, with an unemployment figure of just 1.8%, which is well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Australian average. However, full-time employment has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011 and is now well below the Western Australian rate.
64.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy at 35.9%, followed by manufacturing at 9.4% and health care and social assistance at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.6%, while labourers (13.2%) and professionals (12.9%) are the next most common roles.
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 6326, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6326/6326-wa/topic/employment