6.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6728, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6728, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen by 6.2 points since 2011 in postcode 6728, now reaching 70.8%. While more people are in full-time roles, a much smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 38.4%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. However, those who are employed are more likely to work full-time than in most other areas, and the unemployment rate has risen slightly to 6.0% since 2011.
38.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.8% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is concentrated in services, with education and training (18.9%) and health care and social assistance (18.3%) as the top industries. Public administration and safety also make up a significant 13.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each accounting for about 22% of the workforce. Managers, clerical staff, and labourers each make up around 11% of the local jobs.
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 6728, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6728/6728-wa/topic/employment