0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6620, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6620, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the job market in postcode 6620, where nearly everyone who is looking for work has a job. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to other areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 75%, a rate that has risen 12 points since 2011. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work has fallen 16 points over the same period to 56.8%, which is well below the state average.
56.8% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining and agriculture drive the local economy, with 30.2% of people working in mining and 24.2% in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.7%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 20.6%.
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 6620, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6620/6620-wa/topic/employment