0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coles Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Coles Creek compared to the rest of the state. While only 55.7% of adults are in the labour force, the area has an exceptionally low unemployment rate of 0.0%. This means those who are seeking work are finding it easily.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 55.7% of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Among those employed, 58.8% have full-time roles, which is about the same as the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.7% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with transport and warehousing being the most common at 17.6%. Construction and health care both account for 14.7% of jobs, while agriculture and other services each make up 11.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.6%. Managers, professionals, and labourers each make up 14.7% of the local workforce, while technicians and trades account for 8.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coles Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30645/coles-creek/topic/employment