6.1% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolbellup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Coolbellup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Coolbellup than in most similar areas. While 65.3% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than the figure for most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 6.1% is a little above the Western Australian and national figures of 5.1%. Meanwhile, the share of people in full-time work has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011 to 58.6%.
65.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.6%
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 14.6%, followed by education and training at 11.2%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.0% and construction at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.7% and clerical and administrative workers at 12.7%.
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 Coolbellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011153/coolbellup/topic/employment