2.3% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Coraki · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of adults working or looking for work defines the daily life of East Coraki. While 70.8% of adults are active in the workforce, full-time roles are less common here than in most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The workforce is remarkably active, sitting far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Despite this, full-time employment is well below the national average at 55.0%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%.
2.3% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
70.8% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 18.3%. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 13.7%, and manufacturing at 12.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation group at 15.3%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff and labourers, who each make up 13.0% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in East Coraki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11350/east-coraki/topic/employment