3.6% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kalgoorlie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the biggest employer in Kalgoorlie, with 24.4% of workers in this industry. This creates a strong job market where 70.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very high employment rate, with 71.9% of people in full-time work—far above the 58.9% seen across Australia. This contributes to an unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
70.4% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining dominates the local economy at 24.4%, while health care and social assistance is the next largest industry at 11.3%. Other common sectors include accommodation and food, retail trade, and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 16.2%. Professionals also represent a significant portion of the workforce at 16.1%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50712/kalgoorlie/topic/employment