4.7% —
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Collie-Preston (South West) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Collie-Preston (South West)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Collie-Preston sits around the middle of similar areas for its employment patterns. While 60% of adults are working or looking for work, the local job market is led by a mix of healthcare, construction, and mining roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is at 58.3%, while the unemployment rate is 4.7%, about the same as the national figure.
60.0% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% —
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 12.2%. This is followed by construction at 10.5%, mining at 10.3%, retail trade at 9.2%, and manufacturing at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.6%. Other common roles include professionals at 13.4%, labourers at 12.7%, machinery operators and drivers at 12.1%, and community and personal service workers at 11.1%.
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 Collie-Preston (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51706/collie-preston/topic/employment