12.6% ▲ +129.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coongulla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coongulla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Coongulla and the rest of the state, with only 39.5% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, reflecting a local workforce that is much smaller than typical.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.5% of adults are working or looking for work, among the lowest for areas of this size. This is coupled with an unemployment rate of 12.6%, which is well above the 5.1% national figure.
39.5% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest industry for local workers at 20.3%, followed by education and training at 13.9% and retail trade at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 17.7%, while technicians and trades workers make up another 16.5% of the 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 Coongulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20628/coongulla/topic/employment