5.9% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coomoora · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coomoora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Coomoora than in most similar areas, with only 42.2% of residents in full-time roles. This is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. While most adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 5.9% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the national figure. However, full-time employment is low at 42.2%, sitting 17 points below both the state and national averages.
60.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.2% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 12.9%. Construction and education and training follow closely at 12.2% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%, followed by technicians and trades people at 17.0%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.3% of the local workforce.
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 Coomoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20627/coomoora/topic/employment