7.4% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooloola Cove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cooloola Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Cooloola Cove than in other similar areas. Only 29.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is paired with a higher unemployment rate of 7.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very low here at 41.8%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate of 7.4% is a little above both the state and national figures.
29.2% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in the area are retail trade at 16% and accommodation and food services at 13.4%. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 18.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 14% and sales workers at 13.7%.
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 Cooloola Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30684/cooloola-cove/topic/employment