0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cold Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cold Harbour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer in Cold Harbour, where 20.4% of the workforce is in this sector. This is a highly active area for employment, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very strong employment record, with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the 5.1% figures for Western Australia and the nation. However, full-time work is less common here than in most areas, at 53.7%.
69.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Cold Harbour work across a variety of fields, with transport and warehousing (13.0%), health care and social assistance (11.1%), and construction and education (each 9.3%) following agriculture as the top industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.4%. Sales workers (18.5%), managers (13.0%), and clerical staff (13.0%) also make up significant shares of the local 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 Cold Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50307/cold-harbour/topic/employment