4.3% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coledale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coledale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong 64.2% of adults in Coledale are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. While more adults participate in the workforce than in most areas, a smaller proportion are in full-time roles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 50.6%, and the 4.3% unemployment rate is higher than in similar places.
64.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers here are health care and social assistance at 17.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.9%. Education and training also employ 12.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up nearly 40% of the local workforce, the largest group by far. Managers account for 18.2%, while technicians and trades people represent 11.8% of those employed.
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 Coledale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10966/coledale/topic/employment