3.2% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cockatoo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cockatoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Cockatoo are working or looking for work, with 67.1% active in the labour force. This figure is well above the national average. Most of these workers are in full-time roles and the area has a low unemployment rate of 3.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, sitting well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment at 58.9% is about the same as the state and national averages.
67.1% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 16.7% of jobs. This is followed by health care and social assistance at 13.2%, and manufacturing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%. Professionals are the next most common group at 15.6%, while community and personal service roles account for 12.5%.
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 Cockatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20600/cockatoo/topic/employment