0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coojar · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Among the highest in its class for workforce activity, Coojar sees 88.2% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, and the local job market is exceptionally strong with no one currently unemployed.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 76.7% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is 18 points higher than both the Victorian and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
88.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on the land, with 66.7% of people working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Another 13.3% of the workforce is employed in health care and social assistance.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workers in Coojar are managers, making up 53.3% of the local workforce, while 20.0% work as labourers.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coojar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20623/coojar/topic/employment