3.4% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalgoorlie - Boulder · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kalgoorlie - Boulder
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Kalgoorlie - Boulder than across Australia. This high level of employment is matched by a very strong full-time workforce, with 71.8% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 3.4%, which is lower than most areas and fell 2.3 points since 2011. This aligns with a growing workforce, as the share of adults working or looking for work rose to 69.5%.
69.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.8% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 26.6% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.3%, and retail trade at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 22.2%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 16.5%. Professionals make up 14.7% of the local workforce.
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 Kalgoorlie - Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512004/kalgoorlie-boulder/topic/employment