4.2% ▲ +143.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6558, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6558, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 6558 compared to the rest of the country. Only 16.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time work has grown since 2011, the overall employment rate remains very low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 16.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011. For those who are employed, 59.3% work full-time, which is about the same as the Western Australian average of 60.2%.
16.3% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here at 10.7%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 10.4% and public administration and safety at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%. Managers, professionals, and clerical staff are also common, accounting for 15.5%, 15.3% and 11.7% of workers respectively.
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 6558, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6558/6558-wa/topic/employment