0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobaki Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a quarter of workers in Cobaki Lakes are managers, making it a professional hub with a very high employment rate. A striking 70.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Job security is high here, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas, at 64.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
70.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is split across several sectors, with construction and professional services leading at 12.9% each. Retail trade, transport, and food services each account for 9.7% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers lead the way at 25.8%, followed by sales workers at 22.6%. Technicians, trades, and clerical staff each make up 19.4% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Cobaki Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10947/cobaki-lakes/topic/employment