5.8% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers than the national average defines the workforce in Coen. While 67.4% of the population works full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national rates, though the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland figure at 57.4%. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
57.4% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.4% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by other services at 15.9% and health care and social assistance at 15.2%. Public administration and safety account for 12.9% of jobs, while agriculture, forestry and fishing and retail trade each make up 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation group at 26.5%. Managers and community and personal service workers each make up 18.9% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16.7%.
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 Coen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30643/coen/topic/employment