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North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in North West Central (Mining and Pastoral)

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

Roughly 67.5% of working residents in North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) are employed full-time, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a very low unemployment rate of 3.8%, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped since 2016.

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📍 North West Central (Mining and Pastoral), State Electorate

Where North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) sits — Unemployment rate

3.8% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) — lower than 83% of areas.

North West Central (Mining and Pastoral)3.8%
Rest of WA 4.2%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The typical worker is more likely to be in full-time employment here than in most other areas, though this fell from 76.3% in 2016. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is now well below the state figure at 58.4%.

Unemployment rate

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3.8% —

Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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58.4% —

Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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67.5% —

Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Mining is the dominant industry for the region, employing 24.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 9.2%, and education and training at 7.7%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 18.6%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.5%, and labourers at 13.5%.

Occupations people work in

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North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (19%) and Machinery operators & drivers (16%), with Labourers at 14%.

Technicians & trades 18.6% Machinery operators & drivers 15.5% Labourers 13.5% Managers 13.2% Professionals 12.1% Community & personal service 10.0% Clerical & administrative 9.2% Sales workers 5.2%

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 North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54203/north-west-central/topic/employment