8.3% ▲ +65.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Collinsville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Collinsville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Collinsville than in most other areas. Only 50.2% of adults are in the workforce, which is 11 percentage points lower than the national figure. This struggle is highlighted by a high unemployment rate of 8.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 8.3% is much higher than most areas and well above the 5.1% national figure. However, those who do have jobs are typically employed full-time, with 59.4% of the workforce in full-time roles.
50.2% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 30.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 12.2%, and accommodation and food services at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by machinery operators and drivers at 23.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.7%. Labourers make up another 12.2% of the occupations in the area.
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 Collinsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30652/collinsville/topic/employment