0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooyal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cooyal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 73.1% defines the working life of Cooyal, which is far higher than the state and national figures. This creates a stable local economy where almost every person looking for work has found a position.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 59.1% of the population, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national average of 5.1%.
59.1% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.1% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in Cooyal at 22.4%, followed by manufacturing at 13.4% and health care and social assistance at 11.9%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, as well as wholesale trade, each account for 10.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades, clerical and administrative staff, and machinery operators and drivers, who each represent 14.9% of the 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 Cooyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11055/cooyal/topic/employment