5.5% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolgardie · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Coolgardie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the dominant driver of work in Coolgardie, employing 44% of the local workforce. While full-time roles are much more common here than in most other areas, the overall share of adults working or looking for work has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 68.1%, though this fell 7.2 percentage points since 2011. Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian rate of 63.9%.
51.9% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.1% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest industry by far at 44%, followed by education and training at 7.4% and retail trade at 6.8%. Public administration and safety account for 6.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily skewed towards blue-collar roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 29.8% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow at 21.4%, while labourers account for 9.5%.
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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51960/coolgardie/topic/employment