21.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalumburu · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kalumburu
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 Kalumburu than in most similar areas. While only 25.3% of adults are in the workforce, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, with 71.7% of the workforce filling these positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 21.6%, which is far above the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%. This high rate reflects a workforce that is much smaller than in other parts of the state.
25.3% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.7% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the main industry here, accounting for 37.7% of jobs. Other common fields include administrative and support services at 15.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 41.5%, followed by professionals at 30.2%. Clerical and administrative staff account for another 20.8% of local roles.
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 Kalumburu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50716/kalumburu/topic/employment