2.8% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koo Wee Rup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koo Wee Rup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in Koo Wee Rup, where 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. With a very low unemployment rate of 2.8%, most residents have steady work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are in the workforce here than in most similar areas, and full-time employment is a little above the Victorian figure at 60.6%. This helps explain why the unemployment rate of 2.8% is lower than both the state and national figures.
66.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 17.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2% and manufacturing at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.8%, while labourers, clerical staff and community service workers each account for around 12% to 13% 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 Koo Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21380/koo-wee-rup/topic/employment