4.8% ▲ —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koorainghat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koorainghat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Koorainghat are now working or looking for work than in 2011. However, the area has a lower proportion of full-time workers compared to the rest of the state. This shift is seen in a workforce where many residents hold professional or managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 51.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
54.9% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 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 at 16.9%, followed closely by construction at 15.6% and education and training at 14.3%. Retail trade and professional services each account for 11.7% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers, professionals, and technicians and trades workers are the most common roles, each making up 20.8% of occupations. Community and personal service workers account for 11.7%, while clerical and administrative staff make up 10.4%.
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 Koorainghat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12200/koorainghat/topic/employment