4.5% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6535, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6535, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped 6.0 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 6535. This area now has a much lower proportion of people working or looking for work than most other regions, with just 47.9% of adults active in the labour force. While these figures are far below the state and national levels, the unemployment rate remains steady at 4.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 55.6%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
47.9% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 31.6% of workers. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.7%, and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%. This is followed by labourers at 15.5% and machinery operators and drivers at 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 6535, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6535/6535-wa/topic/employment