2.1% ▼ -55.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koonoomoo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koonoomoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Koonoomoo than in most similar areas. While the local unemployment rate is a low 2.1%, the overall percentage of adults in the workforce is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.0%, slightly lower than the state average.
55.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 21.0%. Other major employers include manufacturing at 13.8% and health care and social assistance at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Professionals account for 14.5%, while labourers make up 13.0% of the local 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 Koonoomoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21385/koonoomoo/topic/employment