7.8% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooperabung · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cooperabung
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 7.8% shapes the local job market in Cooperabung. While about 56.6% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
56.6% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
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 14.0%. Other significant employers include construction and education and training, both at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Technicians and trades people follow at 17.1%, while professionals account for 15.5% of the local workforce.
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 Cooperabung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11046/cooperabung/topic/employment