5.0% ▲ +121.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cobains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of employment than most similar areas define the workforce in Cobains. A large proportion of the adult population is active in the economy, with 71.4% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a strong employment profile, with 63.2% of people working full-time, which is well above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, about the same as both the state and national figures.
71.4% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 20.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.3%. Other key sectors include education and training at 11.3% and construction at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.0% and professionals at 14.3%.
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 Cobains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20586/cobains/topic/employment