0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koallah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koallah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 22 percentage point gap separates Koallah from the national average in terms of the proportion of adults working or looking for work. While 83.3% of adults are active in the workforce, the area sees far fewer people in full-time roles compared to the rest of Victoria.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An impressive 83.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Unemployment is well below the national average at 0.0%, though full-time employment is far below the state's 59.2% at just 48.0%.
83.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Over half of the workforce, 52.0%, is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other sectors such as manufacturing, health care and social assistance, and public administration and safety each account for 12.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.0%, followed by community and personal service workers at 24.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 20.0%, while professionals and labourers each make up 12.0% 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 Koallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21375/koallah/topic/employment