7.4% ▲ +60.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolmunda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coolmunda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Coolmunda than in most similar areas. While many people here hold full-time roles, the unemployment rate is much higher than in other comparable places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, 62.5% of those employed are in full-time roles, well above the 59.0% seen across Queensland, while the unemployment rate of 7.4% is a little above the state average.
46.3% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for a quarter of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade and health care and social assistance, each employing 10% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%. Labourers follow at 18.8%, with technicians and trades making up 16.3% 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 Coolmunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30682/coolmunda/topic/employment