5.0% ▼ -67.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kambalda East · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kambalda East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the dominant driver of work in Kambalda East, where nearly half of all employed people work in this industry. While full-time employment is far above the national figure, a surprisingly small number of adults are actually working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 69.7%, which is far above the Australian figure. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 43.9%, and this has fallen since 2011.
43.9% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on mining, which employs 47.9% of the workforce. Other roles are more evenly spread across manufacturing, education, and retail, each accounting for about 5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Reflecting the area's industrial nature, 36.4% of workers are machinery operators and drivers. Technicians and trades make up another 19.5% 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 Kambalda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521027/kambalda-east/topic/employment