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Wyndham-East Kimberley · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Wyndham-East Kimberley

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Wyndham-East Kimberley since 2011, with that figure falling by 9.1 percentage points. However, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Wyndham-East Kimberley, Council (LGA)

Where Wyndham-East Kimberley sits — Unemployment rate

3.7% ▼ -24.7%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Wyndham-East Kimberley — lower than 67% of areas.

Wyndham-East Kimberley3.7%
Rest of WA 4.2%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is very high at 71.7%, far exceeding both the state and national figures. While the unemployment rate is lower than most areas at 3.7%, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the state and national averages.

Unemployment rate

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3.7% ▼ -24.7%

Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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57.6% ▼ -13.6%

Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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71.7% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.

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 16.2%, followed by education and training at 11.1% and public administration and safety at 9.7%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a significant share at 9.6%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%, with managers at 15.4% and community and personal service workers at 14.8%. Technicians and trades workers represent 12.5% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Wyndham-East Kimberley splits fairly evenly between Professionals (21%) and Managers (16%), with Community & personal service at 15%.

Professionals 20.2% Managers 15.4% Community & personal service 14.8% Technicians & trades 12.5% Clerical & administrative 12.1% Labourers 11.2% Machinery operators & drivers 6.3% Sales workers 4.9%

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 Wyndham-East Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59340/wyndham-east-kimberley/topic/employment