6.2% —
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cowan · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Cowan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Cowan, where 14.2% of workers are in this field. While the area has a higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar places, unemployment is also much higher than in most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 6.2%, a little above both the state and national figures, though it fell 2.1 points since 2016.
62.5% —
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% —
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.2% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, with technicians and trades people following at 15.9%.
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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED504/cowan/topic/employment