5.2% ▼ -48.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coomealla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coomealla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in five workers in Coomealla is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is the most common industry for the area, reflecting its rural nature and the local landscape.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those employed, 59.0% work full-time, and the unemployment rate is 5.2%.
49.8% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After farming, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 10.1%, followed by manufacturing and construction, which each employ 8.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.3% and community and personal service workers at 12.8%.
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 Coomealla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11041/coomealla/topic/employment