5.0% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coburg North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coburg North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Workforce participation has shifted over the years in Coburg North, where 64.9% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is a higher rate than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 61.1%. While more people are active in the job market, the local unemployment rate of 5% remains higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is almost exactly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Despite this, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is a little above the state average.
64.9% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance, which employs 13.4% of residents. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 11.8% and education and training at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Coburg North at 34.1%. Managers follow at 13.7%, while technicians, trades, and clerical workers each account for 11.6% of occupations.
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 Coburg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20597/coburg-north/topic/employment