4.0% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
6743, WA · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 6743, WA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 71.2% of the workforce in postcode 6743 are employed full-time, a figure far above the national average. While the area has a high proportion of stable full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, slightly lower than the state and national figures.
60.7% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.2% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 73.5%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.9%, followed by education and training at 11% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%, while managers account for 15.6% and community and personal service workers represent 14.3% of the workforce.
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 6743, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6743/6743-wa/topic/employment