3.1% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6348, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6348, 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 6348 compared to most similar areas. While only 52.8% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed tend to have stable roles, with a very low unemployment rate of 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 52.8%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment stands at 59.9%, though this is 7.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
52.8% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 40.1% of the workforce. Other key sectors include accommodation and food services at 7.6% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. They are followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.6%, and managers at 14.4%.
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 6348, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6348/6348-wa/topic/employment