4.6% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Coogee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in South Coogee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the workforce in South Coogee, where 35.3% of workers are employed as professionals. This high concentration of high-skilled roles is a defining feature of the local economy. While most workers are in full-time roles, the overall percentage of adults working or looking for work is lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 55.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those employed, 57.7% are in full-time roles, a rate about the same as the New South Wales average.
55.7% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.9%. Other significant sectors include education and training, and public administration and safety.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with 35.3% of people working as professionals and 23.7% as managers. Clerical and administrative positions make up another 11.7% of the area's jobs.
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 South Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021654/south-coogee/topic/employment