6.0% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6401, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6401, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6401, with this rate falling 5.2 percentage points since 2011. While the area has a high proportion of full-time workers at 61.4%, the overall number of people in the workforce is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far below the state figure, at only 51.5%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 6.0%, which is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
51.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 13.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.3% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 14.8%, followed closely by managers at 14.4% and labourers at 13.3%.
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 6401, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6401/6401-wa/topic/employment