5.4% ▲ +88.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coalstoun Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coalstoun Lakes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Coalstoun Lakes compared to the rest of the country. While 68.3% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment is well below the national figure at 51.9%. This suggests a local workforce with a high level of activity but a lower reliance on traditional full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 51.9%, and the unemployment rate is 5.4%.
68.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 28.8%. Other key sectors include education and training at 13.5%, and retail trade and transport at 11.5% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the workforce at 36.5%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, and labourers each account for 13.5% of local jobs.
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 Coalstoun Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30638/coalstoun-lakes/topic/employment