0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6386, WA · Postcode
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 6386 than in 2011, with the rate falling 20 points. Despite this, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, and the area has seen its unemployment rate drop to 0.0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 47.9%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is very high at 71.8%, well above the state's 60.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
47.9% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.8% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 38.5% of the workforce, followed by transport and warehousing at 17.9% and public administration and safety at 15.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 35.9%, while 25.6% of people work as machinery operators and drivers.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 6386, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6386/6386-wa/topic/employment