4.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6701, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6701, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is far more common in postcode 6701 than in most other areas, with 65.5% of the workforce in these roles. While many have steady jobs, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is quite low compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. This is a drop from 2011, while the unemployment rate has stayed steady at around 4.8%.
56.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.9%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11%, and retail trade at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Labourers are the next most common at 14.4%, followed by professionals at 12.5% and technicians and trades at 12.3%.
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 6701, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6701/6701-wa/topic/employment