4.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6438, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6438, 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 6438 than in 2011. While full-time employment remains far above the national figure at 75.9%, the overall share of adults in the labour force has fallen by 7.5 percentage points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical worker here is more likely to have a full-time job than people in most other areas. However, only 43.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
43.6% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.9% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 78.7%
- 2016: 79.7%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for the area, employing 31.9% of the workforce. Other significant employers include public administration and safety at 14%, and education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 16.9%, followed closely by machinery operators and drivers at 16.6%. Labourers and community and personal service workers also make up a large part of the workforce.
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 6438, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6438/6438-wa/topic/employment