0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coal Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Coal Creek than in most similar areas. Only 55.8% of adults are in the labour force, and full-time employment is far below the national figure at 29.2%. Despite this, there is currently no unemployment in the area.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local employment rate is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time work is quite rare at 29.2%, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.8% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
29.2% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
A quarter of the workforce is employed in transport and warehousing. Other common industries include retail trade, administration, construction, and health care, each employing between 12.5% and 16.7% of workers.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers, professionals, and machinery operators and drivers, each making up 20.8% of roles. Clerical staff and sales workers also make up a significant portion of the jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coal Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30635/coal-creek/topic/employment