6.9% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koonawarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koonawarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Koonawarra than in most other similar areas. Only 50.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is coupled with a local unemployment rate of 6.9%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below state and national levels, with 51.9% of residents working full-time. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a gap of 6.9 percentage points compared to the Australian average.
50.8% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Koonawarra at 19.3%. Other common industries include construction at 12.0% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service (16.4%) and technicians and trades (16.3%). Labourers make up 15.0% of the local workforce, while professionals account for 11.3%.
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 Koonawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12196/koonawarra/topic/employment