6.1% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolgardie · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coolgardie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Coolgardie since 2011, with that figure falling 23 percentage points. Despite this, the town has a strong core of steady employment, as 65.7% of the population now work full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has risen to 65.7%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
48.3% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 26% of the workforce. Other common roles are in public administration and safety (10.7%), retail trade (9.3%), and education and training (9.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 26.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.9%, and clerical and administrative roles at 11.4%.
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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521014/coolgardie/topic/employment