5.4% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kambalda West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kambalda West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more full-time workers are found in Kambalda West than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the workforce is employed in mining, which shapes the local economy. While 67.3% of people work full-time, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is 58.4%, which is well below the Western Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure, though the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than in most areas. Only 58.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the state average of 63.9%.
58.4% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.3% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining dominates the local workforce, employing 47.8% of people. Other common industries include education and training at 8.2% and retail trade at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by machinery operators and drivers at 28.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 23.1%. Professionals and clerical staff each make up 9.2% of the local jobs.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50718/kambalda-west/topic/employment