0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cootralantra · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 30% of workers in Cootralantra are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the dominant industry for the area. This is a productive community where 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. Notably, the area recorded a 0.0% unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment at 56.4% is a little below the national average, but the area's unemployment rate is well below both state and national levels at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for 29.1% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include construction at 16.4%, and health care and social assistance at 10.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest professional group at 32.7%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.5%, while professionals, technicians, trades, and community service workers each account for 12.7% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Cootralantra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11054/cootralantra/topic/employment