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6616, WA · Postcode

Jobs & Industry in 6616, WA

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Two-thirds of workers in postcode 6616 are managers, reflecting a small but specialised local workforce. While the area has a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped sharply to 46.7% since 2016.

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📍 6616, WA, Postcode

Where 6616, WA sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6616, WA — lower than 99% of areas.

6616, WA0.0%
Perenjori 0.0%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of the state, and full-time employment has fallen by 11 points since 2016 to 52.4%. This is despite an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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46.7% —

Lower than 88% of postcode areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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52.4% —

Lower than 85% of postcode areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and the education and training sectors, with 33.3% of people working in each.

Industries people work in

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6616, WA splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (41%) and Education & training (41%), with Public administration & safety at 18%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 33.3% Education & training 33.3% Public administration & safety 14.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Management is the most common role at 66.7%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 33.3% and labourers at 23.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In 6616, WA, Managers is the majority at 54%; Machinery operators & drivers is next at 27%.

Managers 66.7% Machinery operators & drivers 33.3% Labourers 23.8%

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 6616, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6616/6616-wa/topic/employment