69.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Coonooer Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment levels have remained strong in Coonooer Bridge, where a very high proportion of adults are active in the workforce. Roughly 69.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
At 69.2%, the share of adults working or looking for work in Coonooer Bridge is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is well above the 62.4% seen across Victoria and the 61.1% recorded for Australia.
69.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 67%, ahead of Education & training (22%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 39%, ahead of Machinery operators & drivers (33%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coonooer Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20629/coonooer-bridge/topic/employment