7.0% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koraleigh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koraleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.0% marks Koraleigh as having much more joblessness than most similar areas. While many residents hold full-time roles, the local job market struggles more than the state and national averages. This creates a mixed picture of employment stability within the small community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment stands at 59.7%, slightly higher than the state average.
60.9% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 31.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.9% and construction at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%, followed by labourers at 16.4%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.4% 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 Koraleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12204/koraleigh/topic/employment