5.7% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coorow · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Coorow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work in Coorow, which is far below the national figure. This shift is part of a larger trend, as the number of people in the workforce has fallen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011. While many here hold full-time roles, the local job market has seen a rise in unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 49.3%, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment is at 61%, though this has fallen 10 points since 2011, and the unemployment rate has risen slightly to 5.7%.
49.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 34.7% of the workforce. Other common industries include mining at 8%, and both construction and public administration at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 14.1%, labourers at 12.7%, and technicians or trades people at 11.7%.
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 Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52030/coorow/topic/employment