5.4% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kambalda West · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kambalda West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in Kambalda West, where 67.3% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure and reflects a local economy heavily driven by the mining sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, this is a little below the Australian average. Full-time employment has risen 12 points since 2011, and the unemployment rate has dipped slightly to 5.4%.
58.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.3% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 71.5%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 47.8% of the workforce. Other common employers include education and training at 8.2% and retail trade at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Many locals work as machinery operators and drivers (28.9%) or technicians and trades (23.1%), which is consistent with the area's strong mining presence. Professionals and clerical workers each make up 9.2% of the 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 Kambalda West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515018/kambalda-west/topic/employment