4.2% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cottles Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cottles Bridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Cottles Bridge, where nearly one in five people are employed in the sector. While a higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, far fewer people hold full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is far below the national average at 46.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
65.1% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.6% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by Construction at 19.3%, followed by Health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other common industries include Education and training at 10.9% and Professional and technical services at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%. This is followed by Technicians and trades at 15.5%, Managers at 14.9%, and Clerical and administrative roles at 13.4%.
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 Cottles Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20654/cottles-bridge/topic/employment