3.7% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6528, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6528, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in postcode 6528, where about a quarter of the workforce is employed in these fields. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.7%, fewer adults are working or looking for work now compared to a decade ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure. This is a drop of 7.6 percentage points since 2011, though full-time employment remains steady at 59.3%.
60.1% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Farm work and forestry lead the way here, with 25.3% of people in these industries. Education and health care follow at 9.9% each, while construction and mining make up 8.2% and 7.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 19.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.5%. Professionals make up 15.9%, with clerical roles and machinery operators each accounting for about 12% of jobs.
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 6528, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6528/6528-wa/topic/employment