0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Coopers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Upper Coopers Creek and the rest of the country, with full-time employment at just 21.9%. While 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, very few hold full-time roles. This creates a distinct local job market compared to New South Wales and the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. However, full-time work is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.0%, placing it among the lowest for similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
21.9% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Upper Coopers Creek is spread across several fields, with agriculture, forestry and fishing as the most common industry at 21.9%. Health care and social assistance follow at 18.8%, while transport and warehousing account for 12.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.4%. Managers and community and personal service workers each account for 18.8% of the local workforce, followed by sales workers at 15.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Upper Coopers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14036/upper-coopers-creek/topic/employment