8.3% ▼ -47.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolongolook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coolongolook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Coolongolook than in most similar areas, with only 40.2% of the adult population in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market faces challenges, as the unemployment rate is 8.3%, which is well above the Australian average of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 49.6%. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level.
40.2% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 15.2%, followed by manufacturing at 13.6% and health care and social assistance at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are technicians and trades people, making this the most common occupation. Labourers make up 14.4% of the workforce, while professionals and community service workers each account for 11.2%.
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 Coolongolook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11032/coolongolook/topic/employment