0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coaldale · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is the norm for most of the workforce in Coaldale, where 78.1% of those working are in full-time roles. This is far above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. While the local job market is stable, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. However, only 56.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate that is well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.1% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 15.6%, followed by manufacturing and health care, both at 12.5%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, and professional services each account for 9.4% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and clerical staff are the most common roles here, each making up 31.3% of occupations. Labourers follow at 21.9%, while community and personal service workers make up 15.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coaldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10944/coaldale/topic/employment