10.9% ▲ +129.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooloolabin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cooloolabin
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 Cooloolabin compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with a high unemployment rate of 10.9%, well above the Queensland average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment stands at 51.8%, which is well below the 59% seen across Queensland.
47.8% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 17%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5%. Education and training accounts for 9.8% of roles.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 17.9%. Professionals make up 17% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 15.2%.
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 Cooloolabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30685/cooloolabin/topic/employment