5.5% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6530, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6530, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 5.5% marks the local job market in postcode 6530, where this figure is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents work in health and education, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 4.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.6%.
58.7% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.0% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%, while technicians and trades people follow closely at 16.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 6530, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 6530, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6530/6530-wa/topic/employment