2.1% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooriemungle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cooriemungle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A staggering 68.2% of workers in Cooriemungle are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This creates a local job market dominated by the land, where the typical worker is more likely to be a manager than in almost any other area. The workforce is remarkably active, with very few people unemployed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very strong employment rate, with 71.9% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time work is common here at 66.1%, and the 2.1% unemployment rate is well below the Australian average.
71.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry for 68.2% of the workforce. Other smaller sectors include manufacturing at 5.2%, and professional, technical, health care, and social assistance services, each at 4.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of all workers are managers at 53.1%, while 14.6% work as labourers. The remaining workforce is split between technicians and trades, sales workers, and professionals, each making up under 7% of the total.
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 Cooriemungle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20631/cooriemungle/topic/employment