0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6517, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6517, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few areas have as low an unemployment rate as postcode 6517, where 0.0% of the workforce is out of work. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 68.8%, though this is 2.1 percentage points lower than in 2011. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 57.5%, which is well below the Western Australian rate of 63.9%.
57.5% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.8% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 77.2%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 22.6% of the workforce, followed by public administration and safety at 14.5% and education and training at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.6%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 13.4% of the local 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 6517, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6517/6517-wa/topic/employment