9.0% ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Collie · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Collie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the biggest employer in Collie, where 17.8% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, as the unemployment rate of 9.0% is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults in Collie are working or looking for work compared to most areas, at 49.3%, which is far below the Western Australian figure. This comes alongside a rising unemployment rate of 9.0% and a fall in full-time employment since 2011.
49.3% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining leads the local economy at 17.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.6%. Other common employers include retail trade at 9.5% and accommodation and food services at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by technicians and trades at 22.4%. Labourers and machinery operators and drivers also make up a large share, at 16.6% and 16.4% respectively.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514001/collie/topic/employment