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Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral), where 17.9% of the workforce is found. While full-time work is much more common here than in the rest of the country, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral), State Electorate

Where Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) sits — Unemployment rate

6.2% ▲ +57.7%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) — higher than 77% of areas.

Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral)6.2%
Rest of WA 4.2%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is very high at 68.1%, which is well above the national figure. However, the unemployment rate has risen to 6.2%, a little above the state and national rates, while the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen 13 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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6.2% ▲ +57.7%

Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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54.8% ▼ -19.4%

Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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68.1% ▼ -7.7%

Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.9%, followed by education and training at 14.0%. Other key sectors include public administration and safety, accommodation and food, and retail trade.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.1%, managers at 13.9%, and technicians and trades at 12.2%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) — Professionals leads at 23%, ahead of Community & personal service (16%) and Managers (14%).

Professionals 22.3% Community & personal service 16.1% Managers 13.9% Technicians & trades 12.2% Clerical & administrative 11.9% Labourers 9.9% Sales workers 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers 5.3%

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 Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52903/kimberley/topic/employment