8.1% ▲ +67.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koorawatha · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koorawatha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.1% marks the local job market in Koorawatha, which is well above the national figure. While many residents hold stable full-time roles, a much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 59%, about the same as the national figure.
45.3% ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 37.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail, hospitality, and health care, each accounting for 7.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.1%, followed by labourers at 17.4%. Technicians and tradespeople account for another 9.3% of the local 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 Koorawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12201/koorawatha/topic/employment