4.3% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kootingal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kootingal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Kootingal than in the typical Australian town. The area has a strong lean towards full-time roles, with 60.5% of the population employed full-time. This is higher than the national figure and most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
62.8% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in Kootingal is health care and social assistance at 17.0%. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.1% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.3%. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.6%, with professionals and labourers also representing significant shares 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 Kootingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12203/kootingal/topic/employment