3.8% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coorparoo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Coorparoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 36.8% of the workforce in Coorparoo, marking it as a high-employment hub. This area has a very strong attachment to the workforce, with a far higher proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 73.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the national average at 62.2%, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the national level.
73.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 18.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.9%. Education and training employ 10.8% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals, managers make up 14.9% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff account for 13.1%, while community and personal service workers represent 10.1% of the local 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 Coorparoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021053/coorparoo/topic/employment