5.3% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6442, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6442, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in postcode 6442 are employed in mining. This creates a workforce dominated by a single industry, though the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen 15 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 67.8%, well above the national figure. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is only 53.8%, which is far below the state average.
53.8% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.8% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the primary employer here, accounting for 47.5% of the workforce. Other common roles are in education and training at 7.4% and retail trade at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is largely made up of machinery operators and drivers at 30.7%, alongside technicians and trades workers who make up 22.3% of occupations.
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 6442, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6442/6442-wa/topic/employment