3.4% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolana · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coolana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people work full-time in Coolana than in most similar areas, with 61.7% of the workforce in full-time roles. This creates a stable employment landscape where the unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is slightly more common here than in Queensland or across Australia.
60.4% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals at 14.8%, followed by education and training at 12.3%. Other notable sectors include manufacturing and health care, both at 9.9%, and agriculture at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%. Technicians and trades follow at 16%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 13.6% of the workforce.
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 Coolana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30679/coolana/topic/employment