5.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morisset - Cooranbong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Morisset - Cooranbong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Morisset - Cooranbong than in 2011, with the rate falling 4.1 percentage points to 54.0%. While more adults are now working or looking for work, the area has a lower overall employment rate compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, slightly higher than the state average of 4.9%.
51.2% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.1%, followed by construction at 13.3%. Education and training and retail trade each account for 9.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%. Technicians and trades follow at 16.9%, with community and personal service workers representing 12.7% 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 Morisset - Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021218/morisset-cooranbong/topic/employment