0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Colo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upper Colo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people hold full-time roles in Upper Colo than in most similar areas. While the local unemployment rate is very low at 0.0%, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, with only 46.2% of residents in such roles. Around 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 30.8%, followed by education and training at 26.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 34.6%, while managers and professionals each account for 19.2% 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 Upper Colo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14035/upper-colo/topic/employment