0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolgardie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coolgardie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Coolgardie compared to the national average. Only 52.3% of adults are in the labour force, and full-time employment is far below the New South Wales figure. Despite this, the area has a striking unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical work experience here is quite different from the rest of the state, with full-time employment at 46.4%, which is far below the NSW figure of 58.0%. This is mirrored by the overall workforce, as only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, well below the national average of 61.1%.
52.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 23.2%. Other significant employers include public administration and safety at 16.1%, and education and training at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation in the area at 26.8%. Clerical and administrative positions make up 17.9% of jobs, followed by managers at 12.5% and technicians and trades at 10.7%.
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/sal/SAL11031/coolgardie/topic/employment