4.6% ▲ +92.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6460, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6460, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6460 compared to the rest of the state. While about 59% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall rate of people in the labour force has dropped significantly over the last decade. This gap is a defining feature of the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This rate has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011, while the unemployment rate has risen to 4.6%.
53.1% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 26.8% of people. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 9.7%, and construction at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Technicians and trades follow at 13.8%, with machinery operators and drivers accounting for 12.4% 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 6460, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6460/6460-wa/topic/employment