0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kookynie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kookynie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of workers are in full-time roles in Kookynie than in the rest of the state. Most people here are employed in the mining sector, which creates a workforce dominated by technical and machinery roles. This results in a local job market with an exceptionally low unemployment rate of 0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 88.1%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. While the unemployment rate is a tiny 0%, the share of adults working or looking for work is 60.8%, slightly below the national figure.
60.8% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
88.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 78% of the workforce. Other smaller sectors include accommodation and food services at 6.8% and construction at 5.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely comprised of machinery operators and drivers, who make up 62.7% of jobs. Technicians and trades people follow at 23.7%, with professionals accounting for 10.2% of 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 Kookynie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50777/kookynie/topic/employment