2.6% ▼ -55.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6398, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6398, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 45.9% of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6398, a figure far below the national average. This low rate of activity is paired with a small unemployment rate of 2.6%. While few adults are in the workforce, those who are tend to hold leadership or professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 45.7% since 2011, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. Overall, the number of adults working or looking for work has dropped by 11 points since 2011, though the unemployment rate is now much lower than most areas at 2.6%.
45.9% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.7% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents include accommodation and food services at 13.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.2% and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%, with professionals and labourers each accounting for 14.5% of the workforce. Technicians and trades workers represent 12.7% of the local 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 6398, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6398/6398-wa/topic/employment