2.7% ▼ -66.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6405, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6405, 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 6405 than in 2011, with that figure falling by 12 percentage points. Despite this, the area has a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 59.9%, about the same as the state and national figures, though this is 8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. Only 55.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below both Western Australia and Australia.
55.7% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is heavily concentrated in Agriculture, forestry and fishing, where 33.3% of people work. Other notable industries include Education and training at 10.2% and Mining at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group at 25.2%, followed by machinery operators and drivers and labourers, who both account for 15.6% of the workforce. Technicians and trades people represent 12.9% 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 6405, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6405/6405-wa/topic/employment