3.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolamon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coolamon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment than most similar areas defines the workforce in Coolamon. Around 64.5% of the population holds a full-time role, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This creates a stable employment landscape where most working residents have secure, permanent positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
60.3% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 13.1%, followed by education and training at 11.2%. Public administration and safety also employ 10.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 16.0% of the local workforce. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.3%, and managers, community and personal service workers, each at 15.1%.
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 Coolamon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11025/coolamon/topic/employment