5.0% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kambalda East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kambalda East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in Kambalda East are employed in mining, making it a powerhouse of the resource sector. While full-time work is much more common here than in most areas, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is far below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 69.7%, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.9%. However, only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate far below Western Australia's 63.9%.
43.9% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.7% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry, employing 47.9% of the workforce. Other common fields include manufacturing and education and training, each accounting for 5.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by machinery operators and drivers at 36.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 19.5%. This heavy focus on technical roles is consistent with the area's high mining employment.
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 Kambalda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50717/kambalda-east/topic/employment