5.5% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6490, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6490, 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 6490 than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 5.5%, a striking 64.3% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the state and national averages and has fallen 10 points since 2011. Unemployment has improved over the same period, falling 3 points to 5.5%.
50.7% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 64.3%
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 35.7% of the workforce. Other major sectors include public administration and safety at 16.3% and health care and social assistance at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.8%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 13.3%, alongside community and personal service workers and labourers, who both account for 12.2%.
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 6490, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6490/6490-wa/topic/employment