4.5% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coolah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Coolah than in the rest of the country. Only 49.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the typical work week remains steady, with 58.9% of workers in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 49.3% of adults are working or looking for work—much lower than most areas—the unemployment rate is 4.5%. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 4.9% and the national rate of 5.1%.
49.3% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 31.6% of the workforce. Other common employers include education and training at 10%, followed by retail trade at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 24.4%, followed by technicians and trades and labourers, who each make up 14.3% of the workforce. Professionals account for 12.6% of roles.
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 Coolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11024/coolah/topic/employment