3.4% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalgoorlie-Boulder · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the dominant industry in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, employing 26.8% of the workforce. This creates a strong job market where 69.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 72.0%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong participation is reflected in the unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is much lower than most other areas.
69.4% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.0% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining leads the local economy with 26.8% of workers, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.2%. Other common industries include retail trade at 7.3% and education and training at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.2%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 16.6%. Professionals account for 14.7% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles sit at 11.0%.
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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54280/kalgoorlie-boulder/topic/employment